Atari, Inc. - Technical Systems Designer

Remote - Atari - US (Remote)1w ago

Remote NA Systems Engineer Game Designer RPG Documentation

Requirements

• Ego-free, highly motivated, action-oriented, curious learn-it-all with a growth mindset • Comfort operating in ambiguous and unregimented environments • Experience designing complex RPG systems and player perks and abilities. • Experience as a Technical Designer, Systems Designer, Gameplay Designer, or similar role. • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug, optimize, and refine design logic. • Experience working on FPS, immersive sim, roguelike, or systems-heavy action titles. • Shipped at least 1 AA+ • Eager to take ownership over features and systems and see them through to completion. • Likes Sci-Fi and Horror media. • We are on the lookout for rockstars that are highly self-accountable. As this is a smaller team, there won’t be a lot of hand-holding as production begins to ramp up. If this kind of challenge excites you, we invite you to apply!

Responsibilities

• Ownership of player progression, combat abilities, resource scarcity, and core RPG systems. • Design and prototype puzzles and minigames. • Assist the designs of enemy behaviors and auxiliary game systems. • Implement gameplay features directly in-editor using Blueprint scripting. • Analyze player-facing mechanics for clarity, balance, and scalability across the entire game. • Troubleshoot and iterate on design-owned systems, identifying performance, UX, or logic issues before they become production blockers. • Maintain high standards of clean asset organization, naming conventions, versioning, and documentation. • Be highly collaborative with other team members and willing to provide timely and constructive criticism to submissions from colleagues. • Respond well to feedback and constructive criticism to their submissions and workflows and be willing to quickly iterate on assets and systems. • Be self-motivated and highly adaptable to new workflows and processes while willing to learn new skills and insert into gaps within the team structure. We are looking for that “Indie dev” mindset. • We are looking for that “Indie dev” mindset.