Technical Game Designer (Unreal Engine)

Location: Fully remote; candidates from anywhere in the world are considered

Company

hirify.global is a distributed game studio developing challenging games.

What you will do

• Diagnose and resolve gameplay bugs and design issues with designers, programmers, and artists.
• Implement, modify, and refine gameplay systems in Unreal Engine using Blueprints.
• Handle technical design tasks such as tuning combat behaviors and updating level scripting.
• Create and troubleshoot Blueprint scripts to improve gameplay responsiveness and polish.
• Support encounter, systems, and gameplay implementation work across disciplines.
• Help tune game balance, player feedback, and mechanical clarity through finalization and post-launch support.

Requirements

• Strong technical design experience in Unreal Engine with a portfolio demonstrating Blueprint work and gameplay implementation.
• Proficiency in building complex Unreal Blueprint systems.
• Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving gameplay bugs.
• Experience with level scripting and general gameplay systems implementation.
• Experience contributing to a game during late-stage development and through post-launch support.
• Strong communication, collaboration, autonomy, and self-management skills in a distributed team.

Nice to have

• Experience or strong interest in Souls-like and Roguelike games.
• Background in encounter or systems design.
• Experience debugging complex Blueprint-based systems.
• Familiarity with procedural content workflows or adjacent disciplines such as level and narrative design.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work from anywhere in the world.
• Distributed, multidisciplinary collaboration with an at-times asynchronous workflow.
• Autonomous work with ownership of a specialized area and production goals.

Hiring process

• A work sample portfolio is required for consideration, preferably including Blueprint work and a combat-focused mechanic.
• Candidates who advance without these portfolio elements may be asked to complete a design test during the interview process.