Senior Technical Designer (Game Development)

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada; hybrid attendance required at least three days per week at the Vancouver studio.

Hiring range: $89,000–$112,000 CAD annually, with final base salary based on skills, education, and experience.

Company

Video game development studio and wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo, creating award-winning games for global audiences.

What you will do

• Design engineered solutions for creative problems and communicate their strategic value to the team.
• Build and maintain level creation pipelines, shared technology, technical standards, and designer workflows.
• Bridge engineering and design teams by proposing level-specific feature solutions and supporting implementation.
• Mentor technical designers, teach team members, and document processes for training and knowledge sharing.
• Partner with Production on schedules, risk assessment, planning, and delivery across the development cycle.
• Collaborate with Leads, Directors, supporting departments, and the publisher while testing tools and features.

Requirements

• 6+ years of industry experience and at least one shipped game completed from prototype through gold master and postproduction.
• Strong problem-solving, leadership, communication, negotiation, mentoring, and organizational skills.
• Experience with Unity or Unreal Engine, text-based scripting, and animation state machines.
• Knowledge of C, C++, C#, and .NET.
• Ability to manage schedules with Production and consider the long-term impact of tools and feature changes.
• Applicants must already have work eligibility in Canada.

Nice to have

• Experience with Houdini and Substance Designer.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive benefits, annual leave, discretionary performance bonus program, and health coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program supporting mental health, financial well-being, and legal assistance.
• Access to an in-studio gym and an extensive media library of games and books.
• Employee committees for board games, sports, and other activities.
• Discounts on Nintendo products and merchandise.
• Inclusive workplace focused on continuous growth and collaboration.

Hiring process

• Accommodations are available during the hiring process upon request.
• Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.