Technical Designer II – Social Systems

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🌲 Oregon – Remote

🌲 Oregon – Remote

💵 $92k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✍️ Designer

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Pipeworks Studios

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51 - 200 employees

🎮 Gaming

🤝 B2B

Gaming • B2B

Pipeworks Studios is a video game development company known for creating innovative and best-selling transplatform live games for major publishers such as Microsoft, Sony, Activision, and Square. Founded in 1999, Pipeworks focuses on collaborative creativity in the gaming industry, seeking talented game creators to shape the future of digital entertainment. The studio is located in downtown Eugene, Oregon, which is recognized for its vibrant community and quality of life.

📋 Description

• Plan, design, and implement engaging social systems that promote player connection and long-term engagement • Build and iterate on system logic, scripting, and data setups within proprietary tools and technology • Collaborate with engineering to define requirements, debug issues, and maintain tool and content stability • Partner with UX and design leads on matchmaking, progression, and player-to-player interaction standards • Tune gameplay and social loops to balance usability, reward, and engagement • Participate in playtests and integrate partner and internal team feedback • Create and maintain documentation for features, systems, and tools • Contribute to workflow and tooling improvements for the design team • Communicate across disciplines and time zones to align technical and creative goals

🎯 Requirements

• C++ proficiency and comfort completing a basic coding test • Professional experience as a systems or technical designer on a multiplayer or live-service title • Experience designing player-facing social systems such as friends, parties, matchmaking, and shared progression • Technical experience writing text-based scripts in Lua, Python, or a similar language • Excellent cross-discipline communication skills, especially with engineering and UX • Familiarity with version control and collaboration tools such as Perforce, Jira, and Confluence • 5+ years of relevant professional experience in game or technical design • At least one shipped title in a technical design capacity, acting as lead or principal for a feature, system, or tool • Comfort working within embedded partner teams and proprietary toolsets • Experience collaborating on live or multiplayer projects preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision • 401K with employer match • Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy • Generous Paid Time Off • 20 Paid Company Holidays • Relocation • Paid Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Program • Fitness Club Discounts • Sports Team Sponsorship • Annual Company Events • Project Wrap Parties • Choice of work location: remote, in office, or hybrid