Game systems architect: You design through dynamic rules, not linear scripts. You deeply understand ... You are comfortable building directly in-engine (Unity). You have a strong working knowledge of ...
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Game systems architect: You design through dynamic rules, not linear scripts. You deeply understand ... You are comfortable building directly in-engine (Unity). You have a strong working knowledge of ...
This role is ideal for engineers who take pride in clean architecture, performance optimization ... Design, implement, improve, and debug in-house game frameworks and engine codebases. * Contribute ...
This role is ideal for engineers who take pride in clean architecture, performance optimization ... Design, implement, improve, and debug in-house game frameworks and engine codebases. * Contribute ...
Principal Game Engine Team Lead, Platform
$160K - $200K/yr
Run a team that owns the physics architecture: Define data models, simulation loops, solver ... Game Engines & Middleware: Unreal Engine (Chaos), Unity (DOTS/Physics), Havok, Bullet, PhysX ...
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Principal Game Engine Team Lead, Platform
$160K - $200K/yr
Run a team that owns the physics architecture: Define data models, simulation loops, solver ... Game Engines & Middleware: Unreal Engine (Chaos), Unity (DOTS/Physics), Havok, Bullet, PhysX ...
Then our small multi-disciplinary team of veteran game developers is curious to talk to you about how you could contribute to projects utilizing our proprietary cross-platform game engine and tools.
Then our small multi-disciplinary team of veteran game developers is curious to talk to you about how you could contribute to projects utilizing our proprietary cross-platform game engine and tools.
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Charleston, SC · Remote
$143K - $177K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
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Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Charleston, SC · Remote
$143K - $177K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Fort Lauderdale, FL · On-site +1
$133K - $165K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Fort Lauderdale, FL · On-site +1
$133K - $165K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Charleston, SC · On-site
$131K - $161K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Charleston, SC · On-site
$131K - $161K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
$150K - $186K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
$150K - $186K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · Remote
$143K - $177K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
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Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · Remote
$143K - $177K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Remote
$143K - $177K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Quick apply
Senior Unreal Engine Graphics / Render Engineer
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Remote
$143K - $177K/yr
... game engine and graphics programming. * Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 , including engine architecture, rendering systems, performance profiling, and optimisation techniques. * Strong ...
Technical Director - VR
Santa Monica, CA · On-site
$225K - $260K/yr
Broad understanding of all major facets of large‑scale game engine architecture - game, physics, animation, rendering, engine/system architecture, multi‑platform, network, build environments, etc.
Technical Director - VR
Santa Monica, CA · On-site
$225K - $260K/yr
Broad understanding of all major facets of large‑scale game engine architecture - game, physics, animation, rendering, engine/system architecture, multi‑platform, network, build environments, etc.
Video Game Design Tutor
Mount Vernon, NY · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Mount Vernon, NY · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Jacksonville, FL · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Jacksonville, FL · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Eugene, OR · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Eugene, OR · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Bowie, MD · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Bowie, MD · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
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Durham, NC · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Durham, NC · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Ithaca, NY · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Ithaca, NY · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
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Columbus, OH · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
Columbus, OH · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
MA · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
Video Game Design Tutor
MA · Remote
$40/hr
Ability to explain game loop architecture, player psychology, balancing mechanics, and iterative ... Skilled at teaching game concept development, engine-based implementation, and iterative design ...
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Senior Game Designer
San Francisco, CA • Remote
Proxima
Full-time
Re-posted 2 days ago
Job description
About Proxima
Proxima is an independent game studio founded by veterans of Electronic Arts (EA). We pride ourselves on executing with very small teams, high autonomy, and agility. Our inaugural title, Suck Up!, became a viral sensation, championed by content creators and amassing over 300 million views to date.
We are currently developing our second project, which will be a PC title set in the simulation genre. We’re looking for a Senior Game Designer to play a leadership role on the project. We are a remote-first studio headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Core Responsibilities:
- Creative direction: You will play a key role in setting the creative direction for the game, including game pillars, key design elements, progression, and more.
- Systems design: You will develop systems that simulate play, blending expertise in player psychology with strong mathematical logic to build interlocking mechanics that stimulate emergent gameplay.
- End-to-end implementation: You will work independently and with team members to implement design solutions: from paper prototyping and technical implementation to balancing and testing.
Who you are:
- Game systems architect: You design through dynamic rules, not linear scripts. You deeply understand how variables collide and cascade across the game to create emergent gameplay.
- Intuitive understanding of psychology: You have a deep understanding of player psychology and what motivates people to play.
- Systems design expert: You can build the math behind the game. You are an expert at creating complex, automated spreadsheets to simulate, balance, and prove out progression curves and resource economies.
- Hands-on builder: You are comfortable building directly in-engine (Unity). You have a strong working knowledge of game engine systems. You can partner with engineers to build custom tools that accelerate your workflow.
- 5+ years game design experience: You have over five years of design experience, including taking a game from early prototype to launch.
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