For Underdog Studio - global games developer behind the best-selling first person sniping franchise: Sniper Ghost Warrior, part of CI Games group, we are currently looking for:
TECHNICAL DESIGNER
The Technical Designer is a game designer by training and is known for their technical skills. As part of a system design team, the designer will create and implement complex technical and/or system design elements into the game.
Acting as a technical reference for team members, you will assist, support and advise colleagues whenever necessary. The Technical designer may also be called upon as one of the project’s experts on a specific game element.
Responsibilities:
- Autonomously oversee the production and implementation of the technical elements of a complete game feature by working in close collaboration with TDs, programmers and collaborators in other work units
- Act as a expert on the topic and ensure the tools, documents, support and dissemination of best practices
- Contribute to data optimization and validation by ensuring that colleagues comply with the technical standards that apply in the area of expertise, in keeping with budget constraints
_ Take part in advanced data debugging until production has ended
- Periodically provide feedback to design, including suggestions to improve tools and methods, bugs, etc.
- As an expert user, help test new features and tools before they are deployed to the rest of the team
- Carry out production tasks as a game designer and prototype the gameplay features during game design
- Design and implement elements that are more complex, more abstract or more technically challenging and which impact the entire game
- Carry out all other related tasks
Experience:
- Minimum 5+ years in technical design, scripting or game design
- Minimum 3+ years of professional experience with Unreal Engine 4
- Must have shipped a minimum of 1 AAA title in Unreal Engine 4
- Knowledge of GAS
- Unreal Engine 5 experience a welcome bonus
Other Skills:
- Curiosity and drive to understand how things work
- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to clearly express ideas (spoken and written)
- Ability to understand and communicate in technical language
- User focused mindset
- Knowledge of the Office suite required
- Programming/scripting experience an asset
- Experience with 2D/3D software a bonus
We offer:
- Very attractive work with an excellent team and international environment
- Participation in a profit share program
- Social benefits (Medical insurance, Sport card, 100% payable sick leave)
- Flexible working hours (core hours 10:00-16:00 CET)
- Remote work or from Warsaw studio
If you are willing to take this job, please send us your CV in English and design work samples on the e-mail address: careers@cigames.com
Please be informed that we reserve the right to contact only selected applicants.