Principal Systems Designer

📋 Description

• Design and implement core game systems covering progression, combat scaling, economy, rewards, and
• Partner closely with gameplay and combat designers to ensure abilities, RPG progression, power
• Build and maintain quantitative models, simulations, spreadsheets, and tuning tools for loot
• Implement, tune, balance, and iterate on systems directly in Unity and supporting design tools
• Collaborate with engineering to define and improve authoring tools, pipelines, and workflows that
• Use playtest feedback, analytics, and other evidence to evaluate system performance, identify

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience designing and owning complex game systems, ideally spanning progression
• Strong technical capabilities, including advanced spreadsheet skills and hands-on experience
• Deep understanding of RPG progression and scaling, including power curves, stat growth, gear or
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data thoughtfully and
• Demonstrated ability to take systems from initial definition through implementation, tuning
• Ability to turn ambiguous design challenges into clear frameworks, specifications, and

🎁 Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the foundational systems of a new mobile-first, free-to-play live-service
• Significant ownership over progression, economy, combat scaling, rewards, and other core systems.
• Collaborative environment working closely with experienced gameplay, systems, engineering
• Opportunity to work on a globally recognized intellectual property.
• Remote work opportunity for candidates based in Canada.
• Exposure to large-scale live-service game development and systems designed for long-term player