Pipeworks Studios

Technical Designer II – Social Systems

Pipeworks Studios

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Eugene • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $89,000 - $105,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

LuaPython

About the role

  • Plan, design, and implement engaging social systems that promote player connection and long-term engagement.
  • Build and iterate on system logic, scripting, and data setups within proprietary tools and technology.
  • Collaborate with engineering to define requirements, debug issues, and maintain tool and content stability.
  • Partner with UX and design leads to ensure consistent standards for matchmaking, progression, and player-to-player interactions.
  • Tune gameplay and social loops to balance usability, reward, and engagement.
  • Participate in playtests and integrate feedback from partner and internal teams.
  • Create and maintain clear, actionable documentation for features, systems, and tools.
  • Contribute to workflow and tooling improvements supporting the broader design team.
  • Communicate clearly across disciplines and time zones to align technical and creative goals.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of relevant professional experience in game or technical design.
  • At least one shipped title in a technical design capacity where they acted as a lead or principal for a feature, system, or tool.
  • C++ proficiency; comfortable completing a basic coding test.
  • Professional experience as a systems or technical designer on a multiplayer or live-service title.
  • Design experience with player-facing social systems such as friends, parties, matchmaking, and shared progression to enable the design and creation of sustainable social systems with long-term player engagement in mind.
  • Technical experience writing text-based scripts to manage game systems (scripting in a Lua, Python, or similar language).
  • Excellent cross-discipline communication skills, especially with engineering and UX.
  • Familiarity with version control and collaboration tools (e.g., Perforce, Jira, Confluence).
Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • 401K with employer match
  • Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • 20 Paid Company Holidays
  • Relocation
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Fitness Club Discounts
  • Sports Team Sponsorship
  • Annual Company Events
  • Project Wrap Parties

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
C++scriptingLuaPythongame designtechnical designsystem logicdata setupsplaytestingdocumentation
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingfeedback integrationcross-discipline teamworkcreativityorganizationleadershipadaptabilityengagement