Technical Designer II - Social Systems (Multiplayer Games)

Location: Eugene, Oregon, United States; fully remote, hybrid, or in-office work options are available.

Salary: $92,000–$110,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops cross-platform live games and interactive experiences for major publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Activision, and Electronic Arts.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and refine social systems that connect players and support long-term engagement.
• Build system logic, scripts, data setups, and content using proprietary tools and technology.
• Collaborate with engineering, UX, design leads, and partner teams to define requirements, debug issues, and maintain stable tools and content.
• Tune matchmaking, progression, gameplay, and social loops for usability, rewards, and engagement.
• Participate in playtests and incorporate feedback from internal and partner teams.
• Document features, systems, and tools while improving design workflows and tooling.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in game or technical design.
• Professional experience as a systems or technical designer on a multiplayer or live-service title.
• C++ proficiency and readiness to complete a basic coding test.
• Experience designing player-facing social systems, including friends, parties, matchmaking, and shared progression.
• Experience writing text-based scripts in Lua, Python, or a similar language.
• Experience with version control and collaboration tools such as Perforce, Jira, and Confluence, plus strong communication with engineering and UX.

Nice to have

• Experience tuning live-service systems, events, or seasonal content.
• Exposure to analytics or telemetry for player engagement and community health.
• Experience extending proprietary tools and pipelines.
• Background in game engineering or scripting-heavy design roles.
• At least one shipped title where the candidate led a feature, system, or tool in a technical design capacity.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible choice of remote, hybrid, or in-office work.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match and employer-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, 20 paid company holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Relocation support, employee assistance, fitness discounts, sports team sponsorship, and company events.
• Fixed-term full-time employment with possible extension or conversion to regular full-time employment after six months.

Hiring process

• Application review.
• Phone screen and interview.
• Team interview.