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Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.
What You'll Do
Epic Games is looking for a Senior Systems Designer to join our team working on LEGO Fortnite experiences. In this role, you’ll work with the team to execute on the intended gameplay to delight and engage players. Systems Designers at Epic are part of a cross-discipline development team that keeps a critical eye on the implementation of features and content that expand the LEGO Fortnite universe.
In this role, you will
- Collaborate with senior leadership and team members from various disciplines to execute on the intended gameplay of LEGO Fortnite experiences and uphold Epic’s design and gameplay quality bar
- Help define better live ops tools for adjusting and balancing live games
- Utilizing systems, tools and process design, ensure a good end-user experience while producing quality documentation
- Create, contribute to, and supervise a set of clear, structured content tracking sheets
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team to guide features to final implementation, providing feedback and design input throughout the process
- Keep a critical eye on quality for both the implementation of in-game content, as well as that of our internal tickets and trackers
- Collaborate with a variety of disciplines to ensure features are coming together well and are well-balanced
What we're looking for
- Advanced level of game design experience with an emphasis in systems design, game creation tools and user experience
- Experience on live service games
- Experience with good development tools and practices for live products
- Demonstrable proficiency in written communication and a track record of effectively conveying your design through documentation
- Solution-oriented problem solver who can react quickly to changing project needs
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience guiding collaboration across diverse disciplines
- Ability to work well with other departments
- Professional experience working with game engines would be ideal
This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA, NYC, & WA).
Pay Transparency Information
The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
New York City Base Pay Range
$180,668—$264,980 USD
California Base Pay Range
$158,988—$233,182 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$151,761—$222,583 USD
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, and has more than 50 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and Epic has over 600 million accounts with over 5 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.
