As a Technical Designer responsible for weapons, you will be responsible for defining an integral component of the gameplay experience of PAYDAY with weapons, camera, mechanics, and rhythm of the combat. You are expected to design, implement and balance weapons and some 3C components to further polish the game. This is a highly autonomous role, where you will drive the combat experience from vision to implementation. You will report into our Design Lead and collaborate closely with the broader design team, art, animation, programming, and production.

Core responsibilities:

• Design, develop, balance and oversee the weapons in the player’s arsenal;

• Drive core systems such as camera, control and character;

• Work closely with animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement features;

• Own designs through a full development cycle from concept to release;

• Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design.

Requirements:

• Experience as a Technical Designer on 1+ title(s), preferably on a first person shooter;

• Experienced with visual scripting (i.e. Blueprints, Node Graphs, etc.);

• Have a passion for, and a deep understanding of, first person combat mechanics and have thoroughly played a wide variety of different titles;

• Like working with hands-on prototypes, documentation and brainstorming;

• Effective and productive in communicating with colleagues in a constructive and collaborative way.

Nice to haves:

• Shipped 1+ AAA first person shooter game where you were heavily involved in, or in charge of, weapons and the systems that made them work;

• Experience developing downloadable content for a live AAA game.

Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:

We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.

What more do we offer?

• Competitive salaries with annual reviews

• Private medical insurance

• Annual wellness benefit

• Referral bonuses

• Long term incentive bonus scheme

• Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)

• Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm

• Ideal office location in central Stockholm

• Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office

Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.

Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

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