Senior Technical Game Designer

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People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA game development studios. Our international team consists of hundreds of talented individuals working from offices in Poland, the UK, Ireland, the US, and Canada, as well as remotely across the globe.

Founded in 2002, we made our mark on the shooter genre with titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War : Judgment, and Outriders. As one of the most experienced Unreal Engine studios in the industry, we continue to expand on our expertise and push the boundaries of what’s possible in game development.

Our creative teams are currently working on several exciting titles : Gears of War : E-Day developed in collaboration with Microsoft; Project Echo for KRAFTON; and Lost Rift, an original IP we are developing in-house under our self-publishing model. We are also exploring new platforms and experiences with VR and other unannounced projects.

With over 20 years of experience, PCF continues to explore new horizons. We aim to combine our expertise with the creativity of the best and most forward-thinking talent in the industry, building the next generation of action games for players worldwide.

If you join us on this journey, you’ll have the chance to perfect your craft, expand your knowledge, and work alongside industry leaders to create unique, unforgettable experiences for gamers everywhere.

Job Description

• Full ownership of the produced function - from conceptual and paper design, through the prototyping phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization, until delivery of the game
• Creating player's interaction with the world and enemies
• Attention to mechanics introduced to the game and cooperating with the departments of animation, sound, GFX and programming, to make sure that these mechanisms are fun and engaging, and at the same time represent the highest visual and sound quality
• Cooperate with programmers on how features should be implemented and define what should be data driven and what shouldn't
• Provide clear and detailed reports of bugs to other teams
• Implement player character with animations and behavior using animation blueprints, montages, visual effects & sound effects using various scripting systems in relationship between gameplay elements within the level and the overall game and all of the ways the player can respond to each gameplay element
• Act as a first person of contact with all technical game design issues and be able to determine when something can be manageable in script, and when it should really be handled in code by programmers team
• Proactively identify workflow issues and offer solutions
• Conduct playtest sessions for involved developers (level designers, artists, animators and programmers) to discuss and improve implemented prototypes
• Create detailed and easy to follow design documentation
• Sharing knowledge with less experienced peers
• Occasionally support Lead in recruitment projects with HR collaboration
• Occasionally can onboard new hires
• 80% of time spent in Engine

Qualifications

Additional Information

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Design

Industries : Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting

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