Senior Technical Designer - Gameplay Implemenation

Eleventh Hour Games is a fast growing studio, focused on a passion for top-down action RPGs. We value open communication, close-knit teamwork, and opportunity for ownership and growth! Our mission is to gather and empower the next generation of creators to forge extraordinary games. Extraordinary games build passionate communities, which create passionate people. Passionate people turn into next year's creators. With our breakout title Last Epoch, we are moving fast into the next round of adventure!

THE OPPORTUNITY

As a Senior Technical Game Designer at Eleventh Hour Games, you will help design, implement, debug, and refine the gameplay systems and technical features that shape the player experience in Last Epoch. Working closely with design, engineering, and production, you will support both the long-term evolution of gameplay systems and the near-term need to improve, stabilize, and maintain existing features.

This role is ideal for someone who is systems-minded, has a deep understanding of top-down loot-driven action RPGs, is technically fluent, and is comfortable working inside complex interconnected systems. You should be able to diagnose issues, tune existing gameplay, improve system robustness, and eventually prototype and implement new features while keeping them scalable, maintainable, and aligned with the broader vision of the game.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Investigate, diagnose, and resolve issues in existing gameplay systems, including combat, progression, abilities, content setup, and moment-to-moment gameplay

Improve the reliability, stability, and maintainability of complex interconnected systems

Support bug fixing, tuning, debugging, and iteration across existing gameplay content

Design, implement, and tune gameplay systems and features that support player experience and long-term engagement

Work closely with engineering and design to bridge design intent with technical implementation

Prototype gameplay features directly in engine using scripting, visual scripting, or available design tools

Create clear technical design documentation, specs, logic flows, bug notes, and implementation details

Identify technical risks and constraints early, and help shape practical, high-quality solutions

Partner with production to scope work appropriately and manage risks around quality, timeline, and maintainability

Use feedback, bugs, and live data to improve systems over time

Help raise the quality bar for technical design through ownership, problem solving, and collaboration

QUALIFICATIONS:

5+ years of experience in technical design, systems design, game design, or a closely related role on shipped games

Strong understanding of top-down action RPGs, including systems, itemization, progression, abilities, combat flow, and underlying architecture

Hands-on experience debugging, tuning, and improving existing gameplay systems

Experience implementing gameplay features directly in engine using scripting, visual scripting, or equivalent tools

Strong understanding of gameplay systems design, including progression, combat, balance, and player-facing mechanics

Ability to communicate clearly through documentation, implementation notes, bug reports, and cross-functional collaboration

Experience working closely with engineers to develop, improve, and ship gameplay systems

Strong debugging, problem-solving, and iteration skills

Familiarity with Unreal, Unity, or similar game engines

Ability to own features or areas of work end-to-end with limited guidance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Direct ARPG development experience

Experience supporting live games or systems requiring long-term iteration

Familiarity with balance tuning, gameplay metrics, and data-informed design

Experience improving internal workflows and iteration speed

Strong understanding of itemization, progression systems, and action RPG combat design

Experience improving stability and quality in existing systems before expanding into new feature development

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