Technical Designer at Side

United States

<p></p><p>At Side, we partner with some of the world's leading developers and publishers to solve complex production challenges and help bring exceptional games to life. From concept through live operations, our co-development teams work as trusted extensions of our clients' studios, contributing expertise across design, engineering, art, audio, QA, and production. </p><p> </p><p>We are looking for a Technical Designer to bridge the gap between creative vision and technical implementation across co-development projects. This role is suited to a tech-minded designer with strong Unreal Engine 4 expertise who enjoys hands-on Blueprint development, systems architecture, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams like narrative and UI.</p><p> </p><p>The ideal candidate will bring deep experience leading design teams on Unreal Engine projects, with a background spanning gameplay design, systems design, technical design, and level design. You'll be equally comfortable defining player experiences at a high level, prototyping and validating ideas, mentoring designers, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure successful execution.</p> <p>What you will do:</p><ul><li>Refactor prototype Blueprint assets into scalable, reusable systemic actors, utilizing C++ in Unreal Engine 4 when core performance or extension is needed.</li><li>Build UI tooling and developer interfaces to surface debug information and diagnostics to logs and HUDs.</li><li>Debug and verify large-scale game systems, cleaning up errors and resolving content or code issues.</li><li>Implement gameplay mechanics and reward systems while partnering with narrative teams to seamlessly hook up quest lines.</li></ul><p></p><p>What we are looking for: </p><ul><li>Deep expertise with Unreal Engine 4 and a strong understanding of gameplay, systems, and level design.</li><li>Strong FPS design experience, with a track record of improving gameplay flow, combat encounters, progression, and player engagement.</li><li>Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills, with the ability to balance creative vision against production realities.</li></ul> <ul><li>Competitive Salary.</li><li>Dynamic, multicultural and fun environment.</li><li>You will be working for the world's leading provider of game services.</li><li>We empower our people and offer regular progression opportunities to ensure our employees flourish.</li></ul><p></p><p>About Side <br />Side (formerly PTW) is a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years' experience from our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 20 studios in 14 countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. </p><p>Our industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets. </p><p>Experience our side of life. For more information, visit www.side.inc</p>