133 applicants

Company

Netflix · 7 hours ago

Lead Technical Game Designer, Games Innovation

Los Gatos, CA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$90K/yr - $600K/yr

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Plan and lead design and development of new gameplay features.

Help figure out which games concepts, game designs or mechanics best showcase and guide the cool new technologies that are key to Netflix games

Demonstrate taste when making aesthetic design decisions for the game type with a strong bias towards member/player value.

Balance pacing and economics across complex multiplayer systems.

Contribute to the long-term vision of our games, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in interactive entertainment.

Write high quality Design Documents.

Feedback and guidance for partner game teams

Contribute to the game design of all projects in the team by helping and collaborating with the other developers in the team.

Coordinate with cross functional of programming, creative direction, art, production and design that are internal to the team but also external to other teams.

Thrive in an environment that encourages stepping out of one’s comfort zone to drive creative aspects of game experiments and development.

Direct hands-on contribution to building those products.

Actively participate in the rapid prototyping of new game concepts.

Ensure effective utilization of AI technologies to elevate gameplay.

Innovate and refine game mechanics through AI technologies and conventional game mechanics that make great games.

Qualification

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Game Design LeadershipUnityUnreal EngineSystem DesignC#LuaPythonC++Game PrototypingGame Design DocumentsEmergent Multiplayer DesignProcedurally Generated ContentTechnical ArtLife-Sim GenrePassion for Video Games

Required

7+ years of professional game design work experience, including at least 2 years as a senior lead designer.

Shipped at least 2 commercial games in a game design role with a team of 10+ people, ideally across a variety of game types and systems.

Deep experience with system design.

Experience leading collaborative game design rigor and thinking on or across teams.

Exceptional communication, cross discipline collaboration skills. Strong English communication skills, both verbal and writing game design documents.

Good knowledge and experience with Unity and Unreal5.

Coding/scripting expertise, such as C#, Lua, Python, C++, etc.

Experience with creating blueprints in Unreal and C# scripting in Unity.

Passion for making video games, especially in a rapid, focused, smaller form vs multi-year investments.

Excited by the usage of gen AI in games.

Preferred

Familiarity with the life-sim genre, especially stardew valley.

Experience working with procedurally generated content.

Social design experience with an emphasis on emergent multiplayer joy.

Experience building games for early or unfinished platforms.

Technical art experience for character and animation.

Benefits

Health Plans

Mental Health support

401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match

Stock Option Program

Disability Programs

Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

Family-forming benefits

Life and Serious Injury Benefits

Paid leave of absence programs

Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off

Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off

Company

Netflix

Glassdoor

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Netflix is an online streaming platform that enables users to watch TV shows and movies.

Founded in 1997

Los Gatos, California, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.netflix.com

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