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Systems Designer
Blind Squirrel Games (BSG)
Job Summary
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid; onsite 3 days per week)
Blind Squirrel Games (BSG) is a proud, independent studio partnering with developers and publishers to create quality games. We prioritize an inquisitive, proactive, and collaborative work environment across our studios in Irvine, California; Austin, Texas; and Auckland, New Zealand. We value skills and experience, but also champion hard work, resilience, and a growth mindset. Diversity and inclusion are core to our culture.
This is a full-time position based in Austin, TX. The salary range considered for this role is $70,000-$85,000 (pertains to Southern California; actual amounts may vary by experience, performance, and location). Salary ranges do not apply outside the United States.
As a Systems Designer at BSG, you will design balanced game systems, economies, and progression, collaborating closely with the combat team to create engaging player choices.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a talented team to create addictive, compelling player experiences
- Design rules and parameters for simple yet deep features and systems
- Design, implement, tune, and balance game systems, economies, and progression
- Create design documentation including drawings, diagrams, flowcharts, and other materials to communicate design functionality and vision
- Continually iterate, balance, and tune features and gameplay based on feedback from game teams, user testing, and the player community
- Take direction and critique constructively to learn, grow, and improve levels
- Mentor less-experienced designers in best practices
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 4+ years in game development
- Experience shipping 1 or more titles in a similar capacity
- Scripting proficiency in current development tools (e.g., Unreal Blueprints, Frostbite)
- Ability to write complex correspondence and communicate clearly and effectively in English with internal and external customers
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience shipping 1 or more AAA titles
- Experience in other areas of game design, such as combat design
- Proficiency in C#, Lua, or similar scripting languages
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Strong knowledge and understanding of game design fundamentals
- Passion for games and game development
- Understanding of design affordances
- Experience in single player and multiplayer level design
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
About Blind Squirrel Entertainment, Inc.
Blind Squirrel Entertainment, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Eligibility to participate in benefits and perks may vary depending on position term and location.
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