Technical Designer

Description

The company is a new stand-alone studio founded in 2023 and owned by 2K. It is based in Burnaby and is building a new sports franchise from the ground up.

The team is small and growing, made up of designers, builders and gamers who work together on creative and technical problems.

Responsibilities

• Build working prototypes with engineers and gameplay designers.
• Implement and refine gameplay mechanics, core loops and systems using visual scripting or in-house tools.
• Check that design ideas can be built while keeping their creative intent.
• Turn high-level concepts into solid in-game behaviour and systems.
• Write game logic, map out system flows and bring features into live builds.
• Work with tools engineers to make designers' workflows and content pipelines better.
• Create reusable templates and best practices that speed up iteration and cut bugs.
• Give technical advice to other designers and help them grow their scripting and tool skills.
• Review and debug design implementations and clear blockers across features.
• Keep technical documentation current and support a strong tech design culture.
• Work closely with engineering to make sure designs are fast, scalable and ready to ship.
• Work with animation, audio and UI/UX teams to deliver high-quality features.
• Make sure technical design supports the player experience the team is aiming for.
• Prototype and test systemic interactions that create emergent, player-driven outcomes.
• Help find creative solutions that open up new gameplay possibilities.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in technical design or gameplay implementation.
• Deep knowledge of scripting systems such as Unreal Blueprint.
• A track record of taking gameplay systems from prototype to shipped product.
• A solid grasp of game systems and mechanics and how they interact.
• Experience working alongside engineers on feature integration.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging and optimisation skills.
• Good documentation habits and the ability to explain technical solutions to non-technical colleagues.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and a drive to support creative teams.
• Optional: familiarity with content pipelines, modular design or data-driven systems.
• Optional: experience building tools or writing technical design documentation.
• Optional: experience profiling and optimising performance on console or PC.
• Optional: a background in programming or computer science.

Conditions

This role reports to the Lead Technical Designer and works with engineering, design and production leadership.

The role is hybrid.

The pay range for British Columbia at the start of employment is CAD $73,900 to $109,360 per year. Final base pay depends on the market location and on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills and experience. Regular roles may also include a bonus and or equity awards and a full range of medical, financial and other benefits, although temporary or intern roles are generally not eligible for many of these. Plan details will be shared with anyone who receives an offer.

The company never contacts candidates through instant messaging apps or personal email, and only uses 2K.com email accounts.

Benefits

• Bonus and or equity awards may be part of regular-role compensation, along with medical, financial and other benefits.