Aardvark Swift are proudly supporting an established UK studio in their search for an experienced Technical Designer!

You will contribute to the creation of an all-out multiplayer shooter by working closely with the design team, contributing to the game design and identifying technical pitfalls and challenges while offering solutions and opportunities to innovate.

Your responsibilities...

• Prove new features by developing prototypes or providing accessible prototypes for the design team to experiment with
• Maintain familiarity with the technical and design aspects of the game’s development
• Liaise with other disciplines in the development of complex features representing design’s interests, ensuring implementation meets the design brief
• Act as a technical reference for designers in evaluating features and setting or sharing best practices in production workflows within the team and studio
• Support the programming team by assisting in debugging and optimisation or undertaking light programming work
• Carry out development tasks such as implementing scripted features on systems or levels

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…

• 3+ years experience of prototyping gameplay mechanics using UE4 or UE5
• Experience with a scripting or programming language (visual or text-based)
• A passion for making and playing games, especially the design and technical aspects of their creation
• Industry experience and 1 shipped AAA title that featured a multiplayer component, worked on from beginning to end
• Experience of prototyping gameplay mechanics using UE4 or UE5
• Experience writing high quality and thorough design documentation
• The ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines

Bonus points if you have...

• Experience in creating first-person shooters
• Knowledge of player's motivations, psychology and cognitive biases
• Knowledge and understanding in multiple areas of design, with emphasis in areas where digital prototyping is required
• Experience with C++

Perks and benefits include…

• 4 day working week
• Relocation support
• Private healthcare (Mental Health, Medical, Dental, Optical)
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced parental/adoption leave
• Regular social events