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Senior Technical Designer

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Montréal, QC
Senior level
Montréal, QC
Senior level
As a Senior Technical Designer at Epic Games, you will design gameplay features for the Fortnite Ecosystem, refine tools and workflows, and collaborate with teams to implement features. You'll be the primary contact for triage on issues and help develop processes within the design team.
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WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

DESIGNWhat We Do

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' Creator Platform team is looking for a Senior Technical Designer. In this role, you will help design systems and features, while refining the tools and workflow used by both first-party and individual creators to build engaging experiences. You will be working on core gameplay systems straddling Unreal Engine, UEFN, and Fortnite to empower developers. Our ideal candidate has experience in systems and gameplay design and brings a passion for creative empowerment for both players and developers alike.

In this role, you will

  • Help identify and design gameplay features that expand the Fortnite Ecosystem to new genres and audiences.
  • Establish both the tools and workflow, ensuring a good end-user experience and producing quality documentation.
  • Work with a multi-disciplinary team to guide the feature to final implementation, providing feedback and design input throughout the process.
  • Provide constant design feedback about features and take on feedback from other team members and disciplines.
  • Be the primary point of contact for triage of open issues related to your feature.
  • Help develop new features and processes within the design team.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years experience shipping multiple titles as a technical designer, building and supporting gameplay systems.
  • Passionate about player experience, with a deep understanding of player motivations, player expectation, and player agency.
  • Technical Game System Design: Data Asset Architecture; Spreadsheet Automation; Strong software architecture in Blueprints; Algorithm efficiency and robustness; Impeccable ability to translate between programmers and designers.
  • Demonstrated understanding of gameplay systems, tools, and workflow.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience guiding collaboration across various disciplines.
  • Experience working with multiple engines including Unreal would be ideal.

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

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.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Top Skills

Blueprints
Unreal Engine

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