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Amazon Game Studios is seeking an exceptionally skilled and enthusiastic Senior Game Systems Designer to join our team in sunny San Diego, CA. This designer will work with our Creative Director to design the captivating game systems that drive exciting and dynamic game play of a brand new, multiplayer, sci-fi world.

At Amazon, our goal is to create great games. We believe in ground-breaking games that can redefine the boundaries of player experience and change the way the world sees digital entertainment. Games have the power to connect people at a massive scale, and creating these experiences will help us produce some of the future’s most influential visual experiences. We seek the best game developers in the world to join our team and become the architects of this vision. Join us, and you’ll have the power of Twitch, AWS, and the entire Amazon ecosystem to shape the future of games.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record designing and balancing complex game systems. You have deep technical knowledge of game design theory and tools pipelines. You possess strong communication skills and production sensibilities. You have the talent to produce and implement the highest quality work. You want to take risks, to invent, and are driven to make the best games in the industry. You should be able to work independently and be comfortable with taking direction and critique on your designs. You’ll be sharing your hard-earned knowledge while working within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team of designers, artists, and programmers as you continue to develop your skill set by learning from your teammates.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Work closely with the Creative Director and leads to design, implement, and own entire game systems and features.
  • Generate documentation to clearly communicate ideas and goals.
  • Prototype, implement and balance system variables to create an entertaining gameplay experience for a diverse array of play styles.
  • Work with all departments on the scheduling and integration of systems designs, as well as feature development goals and execution.
  • Develop data-gathering methods for game balancing and tuning through focus testing, then implement changes based on the data.
  • Work closely with QA to ensure quality throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Design, learn, and optimize new tools and workflows with minimal supervision.
  • Coach and mentor systems designers.
  • Provide an example of professionalism and excellence to the rest of the team.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • 4+ years of game design experience, with at least two in systems design.
  • Shipped 2+ AAA title as level designer.
  • 2+ years designing in a multiplayer game landscape.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Proven experience in a professional game production pipeline.
  • Very comfortable working in game editors and understanding engine/game constraints and opportunities.
  • Strong methodology and problem solving ability, with focus on creative and fun gameplay.
  • Experience designing systems and content for CCGs.
  • Experience designing economic systems for online games.
  • Experience designing enemy AI for RPGs.
  • Have shipped multiple successful titles demonstrating excellent design talent.
  • Must have the ability to take constructive criticism and maintain a professional attitude.
  • Independently self-motivated, team player with excellent communication skills.
  • Experience with AAA Game Engines such as: Source, Unreal, or CryEngine.
  • Experience creating, tuning and balancing game play with a holistic, "get your hands dirty" approach.
  • Passionate gamer with in-depth knowledge of current commercial game titles.
  • Has been a key contributor from prototype to polish.
  • Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.
  • Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.

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