Senior Game Designer

The role

You will design and implement music-based gameplay features and systems. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to shape music systems, tune mechanics, and craft social experiences.

What you will do

• Own the design and hands-on implementation of music-based gameplay features and systems
• Communicate project vision to team members across all disciplines
• Set and maintain high-quality standards for music gameplay and social interaction design
• Create clear, structured design documents
• Drive collaborative, iterative prototyping processes
• Design and tune systems that support music gameplay, progression, discovery, and player expression
• Partner with audio and engineering teams to develop tools and mechanics

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience shipping multiple titles as a game designer
• Expertise in systems design and multiplayer gameplay
• Hands-on experience designing, prototyping, and implementing gameplay features in Unreal Engine
• Passion for games and music experiences
• Broad understanding of player motivations and how music, creativity, and social interaction combine to create compelling gameplay
• Ability to react quickly to changing project needs and directions
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience working closely with audio, engineering, UX, art, and product teams
• Interest in emerging AI tools and workflows

Nice to have

• Experience with multiplayer cooperative games
• Systems design
• Analytics tools/languages/processes
• Visual scripting
• Experience designing rhythm games, music gameplay systems, creator tools, or social sandbox experiences
• Familiarity with music production workflows or musical training
• Experience with UEFN

Benefits

• Generous benefit plans
• Discretionary incentive programs

About the company

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company that has been making award-winning games and engine technology for over 30 years. Their Unreal Engine technology is used by game developers and content creators across various industries.