Associate Game Designer, Technical (Contingent)

The role

You will prototype gameplay using in-house tools and scripting languages. This includes combat encounters, narrative sequences, player mechanics, and enemy behaviors. You will work across departments to bring prototypes into production.

What you will do

• Prototyping, implementing, and owning gameplay scenarios, narrative sequences, interactive objects, and AI behaviors
• Collaborating with the Design team to conceptualize, prototype, implement, tune, and balance gameplay mechanics and systems
• Communicating with animation, programming, and art departments to produce assets and code support
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

Required qualifications

• Significant programming ability
• Knowledge of 3D math
• Experience with C++, C#, Lua, or other scripting language
• Broad understanding of gaming landscape
• Self-starter with excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Willingness to take design direction when offered, brainstorm, iterate and come up with fun and creative solutions

Nice to have

• Computer Science undergraduate degree
• Experience developing third-person action games
• Experience with 3D level editors
• Understanding of narrative principles, and conveying emotion through gameplay
• Experience with Behavior Trees
• Experience with Melee
• Experience with Combat Systems
• Experience with Character animation
• Experience with Enemy & boss design

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision

Before you apply

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States
• Candidates should expect to be given a technical interview
• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage

About the company

Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games for nearly 40 years. They are committed to innovation and creating character-driven stories.