Senior Technical Designer

We are looking for a Senior Technical Designer to create fun and engaging content within Horizon Worlds.In this role you will be responsible for the design and implementation of our first-party content, working alongside the rest of the content team and supported by other members of the development team (including audio and UI support). The role has a crucial engineering aspect, requiring the development of high quality code that bridges game mechanics with services.

Responsibilities:

Senior Technical Designer Responsibilities:

Driving ideation, design, and implementation through to completed gameplay delivered to players

Creating reusable scripted gameplay elements to a high level of polish

Prototyping gameplay designs to illustrate concepts

Overseeing cross-platform playtesting and use generated data to iterate design

Generating paper designs for sign-off by stakeholders

Working with teams to improve the editor / engine / API for other creators

Qualification and experience:

Minimum Qualifications:

5+ years professional experience in gameplay scripting, technical design, or equivalent educational experience

3+ years in TypeScript or similar scripting languages

2+ years in C# or similar services languages

Understanding of game architecture and can identify and implement common game mechanics and patterns

Experience integrating and developing systems and services

Track record of providing clear documentation for consumption by end users

Interest in and understanding of a broad variety of game genres and styles on mobile & VR

Understanding of different audiences and their goals & motivations

Demonstrated experience in collaboration and communication skills, including with remote teammates

Understanding differences in interaction design for different input devices (eg mobile, VR, PC)

Experience debugging and managing performance within a scripting environment

Preferred:

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in Unity, Unreal Engine or similar game engines

Experience at developing a Game as a Service or supporting Live Ops

Experience in designing for VR and multiplayer games

A portfolio demonstrating a proven track record of delivering gameplay experiences as part of a team