Technical Designer

Team: Design

Location: Canada

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

The Technical Designer will be responsible for designing, prototyping, implementing, and refining gameplay features while collaborating across disciplines to deliver engaging and technically optimized player experiences.

• Prototype, develop, and iterate on gameplay content, including game flow, interactive objects, player abilities, scripted events, narrative and audio triggers, tutorials, and support systems.
• Implement and refine gameplay mechanics while ensuring they align with creative goals and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with designers and artists to improve content implementation, maximize available technology, and achieve high-quality gameplay outcomes.
• Partner with engineers to translate gameplay concepts into functional systems while considering performance, scalability, and technical constraints.
• Identify and resolve gameplay issues through debugging, testing, and continuous iteration.
• Work with producers and leadership teams to evaluate requirements, provide estimates, and communicate progress toward project milestones.
• Contribute ideas and solutions that enhance gameplay experiences, workflows, and development processes.
• Support the creation of innovative features that deliver engaging cooperative and immersive player experiences.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate combines strong technical design experience with creativity, problem-solving abilities, and a passion for interactive entertainment. You should be comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and have experience delivering complex gameplay systems.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in game development, including at least 2 years in a Technical Designer role.
• Strong experience with Unreal Engine 5, including Blueprint scripting, gameplay implementation, debugging, and working with complex gameplay systems.
• Familiarity with modern text-based scripting languages and technical workflows.
• Experience shipping at least one game product, ideally within exploration, horror, or narrative-driven genres.
• Strong understanding of gameplay design principles and the ability to transform concepts into engaging player experiences.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and adapt in a dynamic development environment.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively across disciplines.
• Passion for entertainment products, including games, films, comics, novels, or other storytelling mediums.

Nice-to-have qualifications:

• Experience developing or playing cooperative gameplay-focused titles.
• Experience creating innovative gameplay mechanics or original interactive systems.
• Strong interest in horror exploration games and immersive experiences.
• Passion for contributing to ambitious, high-quality game projects.

Benefits:

• Salary range of $80,000–$100,000 annually.
• Remote-first work environment with flexible work arrangements.
• Opportunity to work on ambitious and creative game projects.
• Collaborative culture with talented professionals across design, art, engineering, and production.
• Opportunity to contribute to innovative gameplay experiences and new intellectual properties.
• Supportive environment focused on long-term career growth and skill development.