Technical Designer

Striking Distance Studios • San Ramon, CA

1d • $95,000 - $131,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Welcome to Striking Distance Studios! Driven by people. Inspired by challenges. Relentless to deliver creative excellence. At the intersection of art, design and technology lies Striking Distance Studios. We are a AAA development studio within the San Ramon Hills of the San Francisco Bay Area. Here at Striking Distance Studios it is amazing people, an immersive experience and a passion for excellence that drives us each day. We are looking for people who push themselves creatively and learn with every new challenge. We give you the setting and the opportunity to do work you are proud of. We’re looking for the best to come join us and become part of a world-class team. To us excellence is not a skill, but an attitude! THE OPPORTUNITY Striking Distance Studios is looking for a Technical Designer to work in a cooperative, cross-disciplinary team environment. This role will be onsite at Striking Distance Studios in San Ramon, CA!

Requirements

• A minimum of 3+ years AAA design.
• A strong understanding of design principles and combat design.
• Professional experience working in UE4 / UE5
• Coding experience in Unreal Engine C++
• Very Experienced with Scripting languages, and visual scripting languages. (Blueprint knowledge preferred)
• A passion and hunger to make the best games.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, and tune game mechanics, controls, and systems.
• Work with Leads, Systems Designers, Animators and Engineers to create compelling gameplay mechanics.
• Collaborate with team to ensure highest level of quality and to guarantee visibility and alignment
• Fully document design for Engineers, Prop Artists, and Animators.
• Creatively solve system conflicts and troubleshoot technical limitations
• Balance and tune gameplay to ensure the highest level of player engagement.
• Communicate with Production to ensure all deadlines are met
• Work with Design to create tools/workflow enhancements that can benefit the team as a whole through production.
• Work with all teams to prototype and prove out the viability of content, whether it be tools or gameplay mechanics.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed