Senior Systems Designer

Job Description

As part of the Epic Games family, Psyonix is an industry-leading game studio rooted in a crunch-free philosophy that emphasizes an amazing employee experience, located in the heart of San Diego. For nearly 20 years, we have been a driving force behind some of the most successful games in the industry, including Gears of War, Mass Effect 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Bulletstorm, Unreal Tournament III and Unreal Tournament 2004.

What you'll do

We are looking for a Senior Systems Designer to help drive feature design and implementation for Rocket League. Reporting directly to the Game Director, you will be working with our established development team of artists, engineers, and producers to maintain and improve existing features as well as design future features for Rocket League. By partnering with the Game Director and our Analytics & Design teams, you will identify what new features are needed and what existing features need design changes to keep Rocket League fans entertained and engaged.

In this role, you will
• Work closely with the Game Director, Business Intelligence, Production, and Design teams to design features
• Partner with the Game Director to provide a clear message to the studio regarding design goals and strategies
• Collaborate with the development team to create clear and concise design documents for feature implementation
• As a feature visionary, help guide and align feature implementation
• Work collaboratively to find practical solutions for adding new features into a successful game without sacrificing fun or quality for our players
• Obtain team playtest feedback on new features and collaborate on improvements
• Identify live feature improvements and find design solutions for implementation
• Analyze feedback from UX tests to help identify issues and improve usability, fun, and engagement
• Engage with the Rocket League community to seek out feedback and identify player needs, evaluate what's actionable, and create a plan of action to address

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What we're looking for
• 5+ years of professional game design experience
• Experience with feature and system design
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well with other departments
• Shine in a team environment, be self-motivated and open to feedback

Nice to have skills
• Thorough familiarity with Rocket League mechanics and features
• UE4 development experience
• Familiarity with vehicle physics
• Comfortable using mathematics in system design
• Experience designing for live ''as a service'' games
• Familiarity with Google Workplace tools (Docs and Sheets) and Atlassian suite (Confluence, Jira)

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rzkb07-3-138-114-38-42 in your application.