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Senior Technical Designer

Cloud Imperium is looking for a Senior Technical Designer to help drive the effort in implementing gameplay systems, in the highly complex world of Star Citizen.

Covid-19 Hiring Update: We’ve transitioned to a work-from-home model and we’re continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.

Responsibilities

• Implement technical features for Squadron 42 and the Persistent Universe, working closely with the lead designer and game director to ensure Chris Roberts’ vision becomes reality.
• Be the 'go to' person for the implementation of complex systems that stretch the capabilities of the engine and challenge the expectations of players
• Be a leader within the department for cleanly implementing content with our tools and scripting languages
• Develop prototypes that clearly articulate the vision of the features for which you are responsible
• Pitch concepts, designs, and full-proposals to project leads
• Partner with cross-disciplinary teams to execute game systems
• Use expert data analysis skills to plot how the game is being used, draw conclusions, and make recommendations for how to improve the experience
• Identify and resolve conflicts with other disciplines in a way that best meets the design goals of the project
• Review work at various stages of implementation to ensure the execution matches the vision, goals, and quality requirements
• Routinely collect feedback from user-testing, the development team, and design management
• Contribute to tools and workflow development, highlighting bottlenecks and suggesting areas where tools could improve workflow

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience in game development in a tech designer capacity
• Shipped two large-scale 3D titles from pre-production to release (PC, current and next-gen consoles)
• Knowledge and experience with a 'C style' programming, scripting languages or visual scripting
• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
• Experience in working with animation driven systems
• Positive, solution-orientated individual with a passion for game development
• Experience with next-generation AAA game engines
• High degree of self-motivation and initiative
• Expert in time management and verbal and written communication
• Ability to gather, analyze, and act on feedback from the team
• Passion and constant drive to stay up to date with the latest technology and new techniques
• Excellent English communication and written skills
• Willing to relocate to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
• International travel may be required as part of this role

Pluses

• Previous experience with CryEngine and/or Lumberyard
• Experience with building behavior tree based AI
• FPS gameplay experience
• Massively-multiplayer game experience
• Experience in data analysis
• Strong interest in sci-fi themes