Senior Technical Designer

The Walt Disney Company • Glendale, CA

3d • Remote

About The Position

Disney Digital Entertainment is looking for a Senior Technical Designer to join us on an ambitious and exciting new project. If you are an imaginative creator with superb game development skills, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars, 20th Century and Marvel properties, you’ll want to check out this opportunity! We are building an experienced development team that will help create a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the game developer looking to create something epic - collaborating with a robust group of developers focusing on individual experiences to create a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”. This is a remote role and will report to the Lead System Designer.

Requirements

• 5 years of game development experience, including at least one shipped title.
• Have excellent technical knowledge of Unreal or UEFN and show an understanding of Blueprints or Verse scripting.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the video game development process.
• Have strong analytical skills.
• Have the ability to quickly adapt to new situations.
• Have good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enjoy creative problem-solving and building something new and innovative.
• Have a special appreciation of Disney’s IP, including characters and lore, linear media and movie franchises, theme parks design, and overall aesthetics.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a senior technical role.
• Experience developing content using UEFN and adept in the use of Verse Scripting with a UEFN project that is live in the Fortnite ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Create game tools and features using Unreal Engine, UEFN (Unreal Editor Fortnite) and scripting in Verse in both development and live service environments.
• Help guide designing, prototyping, and validating various game features.
• Provide support to designers and engineers regarding feature development, performance, and validation.
• Collaborate with other developers to create and optimize the tools and pipelines used in the project.
• Support the development process and identify opportunities for tool and process improvements.
• Review game content to ensure the functionality and technical quality of the features.
• Collaborate with other developers to analyze, diagnose, and resolve in-game issues.
• Write, update, and maintain detailed technical documentation.

Benefits

• Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide.
• Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior