Senior Game Designer (XR/VR)

Location: Montreal, Canada; hybrid

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end strategic partner providing external game development, co-development, full-cycle development, technology, art, trailers, and QA for AAA and AA games.

What you will do

• Design, prototype, implement, and refine vehicle, simulation, and gameplay systems in Unreal Engine 5.
• Tune vehicle physics and handling across terrain types, surfaces, weather, and fault conditions.
• Design XR/VR interactions, motion-platform and force-feedback profiles, and diegetic glass-panel interfaces.
• Create instructor tooling, runtime fault-injection systems, training scenarios, and progression from familiarisation through assessment.
• Design in-world traffic and group or escort vehicle AI.
• Build scoring, KPI, telemetry, replay, and after-action review systems that provide actionable feedback.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Game or Systems Design, focused on vehicle, driving, or simulation gameplay for PC titles.
• At least one shipped simulation, driving, or systems-driven title with ownership of vehicle behaviour, gameplay systems, or scripted mechanics.
• Experience designing XR/VR interactions with an understanding of comfort, presence, immersion, and motion considerations.
• Hands-on experience with vehicle physics and handling, including traction, weight transfer, suspension, and surface-specific behaviour.
• Solid command of Unreal Engine 5, particularly Blueprints and data-driven content workflows.
• Strong technical documentation, specification-writing, and cross-disciplinary communication skills.

Nice to have

• C++ experience building custom systems or components in Unreal Engine 5.
• Background in driving, racing, vehicle-simulation, or off-road dynamics products.
• Experience with motion-platform middleware, telemetry, washout tuning, and data-driven assessment or replay systems.
• Experience optimising immersive XR/VR experiences for stable, high-framerate performance.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive financial reward.
• Professional training, conferences, internal mentorship, and English courses.
• Health insurance, paid vacation, and sick leave.
• Diversity and inclusion culture with a community of game development professionals.