Senior Systems Designer - Ndreams Studio (Hybrid)

We are nDreams, one of the world’s leading developers and publishers focused on VR games and the team behind Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops and Fracked.

We’re looking for an experienced Systems Designer to create captivating game mechanics and systems across our innovative VR titles. You’ll work directly with the Design Director, Technical Designer and other disciplines to create, document, prototype and refine gameplay and systems that combine to create exceptional VR gameplay.

If you’re a talented and energetic designer with enthusiasm for VR and released work on your CV, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with the Design Director to invent and prototype systems from simple interactions to large-scale meta.
• Design and steer system prototypes whilst identifying goals for iteration.
• Implement prototypes with UE5.
• Contribute to the design documents that support the project.
• Tune, balance and refine systems, to a final release quality.
• Analyse proven VR mechanics and build the expertise to define the required standard.
• Seek, receive and, where required, act upon feedback from users and stakeholders.

Requirements

Essential capabilities:

• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of game design systems.
• Experience of using UE5 to express game systems.
• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for VR and the demands of VR game design.
• An understanding of the game development process.
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment and responsive to change in the face of uncertainty.
• A willingness and ability to learn and to teach.

Benefits

Who are we?

We are nDreams, a world-leading game developer and publisher with nearly a decade of VR specialism. Combining a drive to push technological boundaries with proven gaming excellence, we are the team who set the standard for VR games with Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, Synapse, Fracked and the award-winning Phantom: Covert Ops.

With our team’s triple-A credentials and sensibilities, alongside bespoke VR technologies, we’ve got the skillset, processes and creative vision to deliver innovative, high-end games for all VR platforms and genres. If it’s VR gaming, you will find nDreams at the forefront of it.

Our projects continue to advance the present and define the future of VR. Want to be a part of it? Apply today to join a studio with a state-of-the-art collaborative workflow and diverse talents assembled from world-leading games developers and publishers.

Why nDreams?

Our expanding company shares a passion for innovation, collaboration and leading the future of VR. We encourage an open and diverse culture and empower people to explore ideas and put their own stamp on their work. With humble beginnings as an independent studio, we combine amazing projects and considerable scale with a personal, caring touch.

We offer great perks, including flexible hours, duvets days, your birthday off, dedicated personal development time and support, as well as regular socials and parties. Beyond this, there’s an excellent holiday offering, pension scheme, health insurance, life cover and much more. Our newly refurbished nDreams studio space has some fantastic facilities and is built around collaborative work (and play!).