Senior Technical Designer

4 weeks ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Apex Systems Full time
Job Title: Senior Technical Designer

Apex Systems is seeking a highly skilled Senior Technical Designer to join our team. As a key member of our Technical Game Design discipline, you will be responsible for designing and implementing gameplay mechanics at a high level of quality, with a focus on enemies and combat.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Guide and implement technical gameplay features and systems through the development process.
  • Architect and implement gameplay-oriented tools, workflows, and pipelines used by our entire game design team.
  • Establish and maintain development pipelines that improve our ability to make great games.
  • Develop expert knowledge of tools built in C++ and visual scripting.
  • Adhere to coding standards set forth by the engineering department and participate in the code review process.
  • Own and contribute to game designs as needed.
  • Write game feature specifications and technical design documents.
  • Create in-engine gameplay mechanics, characters, attacks, and abilities.
  • Set up and tune enemy animations.
  • Hone final gameplay implementation according to defined quality standards.
  • Communicate and collaborate with team members across a diverse range of disciplines.
  • Assist the Lead Technical Designer in improving quality and efficiency by defining, communicating, and improving best practices for implementation.

Requirements:

  • Experience in at least one AAA Game Engine. Bonus for experience with custom or proprietary engines or a variety of game development tools.
  • Game design process knowledge including (but not limited to) level design, AI, player control, user interface, technical art, combat, character design, and pacing.
  • Advanced knowledge of C++ (preferred) or related languages (e.g., C#, Python).
  • Possess working knowledge of Maya (or similar 3D package), including an understanding of rigging, modeling, and animation features.
  • Good error checking and debugging skills, and experience optimizing code for performance and memory.
  • Ability to self-organize and communicate across disciplines while upholding core studio values and proactively seeking out and resolving bottlenecks.
  • Strong time management and prioritization skills. Ability to handle competing hands-on development and design team support priorities.
  • Familiar with Agile, Lean, and Scrum methodologies as they pertain to game development.
  • Experience with using version control systems such as Perforce, Git or Subversion.
  • Experience with networking principles and systems that include multiplayer gameplay mechanics, replication, and other online implementation considerations.
  • Knowledge of mathematics relevant to game development (vector, geometry, calculus and Newtonian physics) is a plus.
  • 4+ years of experience in a game production environment.


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