Offers “Amazon”

Expires soon Amazon

Systems Designer

  • Internship
  • San Diego (San Diego)
  • Design/UX/UI

Job description



DESCRIPTION

At Amazon, our goal is to develop ground-breaking PC games that become cultural touchstones, that redefine the boundaries of player experience and that change the way the world sees digital entertainment. Join us, and you’ll have the power of Amazon Web Services’ cloud, Twitch, Amazon eCommerce, and our digital and physical media publishing infrastructure available as raw material to forge a future filled with amazing experiences for players, broadcasters and creators. Alongside talented industry veterans – including key contributors from titles like Red Dead Redemption, Tomb Raider, H1Z1, and EverQuest – you will craft immersive, highly engaging game experiences that will collectively cut across age, gender, and nationality.
Amazon Game Studios is looking for an exceptionally skilled and enthusiastic Game Designer. In this role you must own the quality and goals of our Level team while creating the worlds and game situations for players to enjoy. You will be responsible for designing maps for a new and unique game IP. The ideal candidate has a proven track record designing and building open-world play spaces as well as traditional dungeon style maps. You have deep technical knowledge of game design theory and tools pipelines. You possess strong communication skills and production sensibilities. You have the talent to produce and implement the highest quality work. You want to take risks, to invent, and are driven to make the best games in the industry. You should be able to work independently and be comfortable with taking direction and critique on your designs. You’ll be sharing your hard-earned knowledge while working within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team of designers, artists, and programmers as you continue to develop your skill set by learning from your teammates.

What you would be doing
· Author, maintain, and present clear and concise design documentation and wiki pages
· Create, test, and balance design data and scripts
· Act as a liaison between design, artists, and engineers to facilitate communication and champion ideas on behalf of the design team
· Work autonomously or collaboratively on features, with the ability to run with a problem or task and see it through from start to finish

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Strong knowledge of standard game design practices and tools including databases
· Strong knowledge of a wide variety of games
· Passion for games, movies, comics, and popular culture
· Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with a wide variety of designers, artists, andHave worked on an MMO
· Experience with Lua or another visual or scripting language
· Prior experience with game engines, such as Lumberyard, Unity, or Unreal
· Deep understanding of Twitch as a viewer or broadcaster
· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role.
· Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Desired profile



BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· 2+ year's experience as a game designer
· 2+ shipped PC/Console video game

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