Expert Tech Designer

Who We Are Founded in 2023, 2K Sports Lab is the newest stand alone studio at 2K looking to push game development boundaries to bring 2K's next groundbreaking sports franchise to life. We're building a world-class team at our new Vancouver, BC location where our goal is to deliver an exceptional experience through bold ideas, technical excellence, and creative collaboration. We're seeking passionate and driven professionals across all areas of game development to help shape this ambitious vision. If you’re interested in tackling unique challenges and think you have what it takes to level up our team, we encourage you to apply! What We Need We’re looking for an experienced and versatile Senior Technical Designer to help drive the implementation and iteration of our gameplay systems and features. You will play a key role in bridging the gap between design and engineering—prototyping features, building robust content workflows, and ensuring technical feasibility for our sports-focused experience. As a Senior Technical Designer, you’ll work across disciplines to bring features to life—from paper design to implementation—and guide the team in crafting flexible, scalable systems. You’ll be instrumental in building our toolsets, scripting gameplay behaviors, and helping define the future of how we build and iterate on gameplay content. This role reports to the Design Director and collaborates with engineering, design, and production leadership to deliver compelling, player-driven experiences. What You’ll Do Prototype and Implement Gameplay Systems Design and build functional prototypes in with teams to implement gameplay mechanics, core loops, and systemic features using visual scripting or other proprietary tools Ensure technical feasibility of design solutions to deliver robust in-game behaviors and systems Script game logic, define system flows, and integrate features into live builds Act as a technical point-of-contact for feature teams, identifying dependencies and integration risks early Partner with tools engineers to improve designer workflows and content pipelines Develop best practices for design teams to make improvements while providing guidance Review design implementations and help resolve blockers across features using technical documentation Ensure technical design solutions reinforce the overall player experience goals Help prototype and validate systemic interactions that create emergent or player-driven outcomes Contribute to creative problem-solving that enables new gameplay opportunities What Will Make You a Great Fit 8+ years experience in technical design roles in Unreal Engine Experience of taking multiple systems from paper design to shippable implementation, with the ability to describe learnings along the way, extensibility and scalability architecture, engineering collaboration, maintenance and documentation (docs, video etc.) Ability to describe UE-specific mechanisms for building scalable and modular system implementations, and a deep understanding of how to work with core UE systems. An understanding of what patterns create systems that are difficult to iterate on or maintain. Deep expertise with scripting systems (e.g., Unreal Blueprint) Proven ability to implement complex gameplay systems from prototype through ship Strong understanding of game systems, mechanics, and their interactions Experience working in collaboration with engineers, especially on feature integrations Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and optimization skills Strong documentation habits and ability to explain technical solutions to non-technical teammates A proactive, collaborative attitude and a passion for empowering creative teams Beneficial Qualifications Experience working on sports games or other systemic titles Familiarity with content pipelines, modular design approaches, or data-driven systems Experience with tool development or technical design documentation Experience in performance profiling and optimization on console/PC Background in programming or computer science is a plus The pay range for this position in British Columbia at the start of employment is expected to be between CAD $75,700 and CAD $112,060 per year. However, actual pay offered is based on market location and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. If hired, the company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided suitable accommodations to enjoy equal employment opportunities, including the ability to participate in the job application or interview process,. Please contact us if you need an accommodation as part of your application process or otherwise have questions about the Company’s accommodation policy and review process. 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