teamLFG

Principal Progression Economy Designer

United States, Remote · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$172k-$258kDetected 12 days ago

Unreal EngineLeadershipCommunication

About the role

Would you like to work on something comedic with lighthearted and whimsical characters?
Do you have a perceptive eye for how multiplayer game economies and progression systems are intertwined?
Most importantly, you will work with a cross-discipline team of dreamers and empathetic world builders devoted to turning a creative dream into a new franchise at PlayStation.

As a hands-on individual contributor, own the design goals and implementation of progression systems that meet the needs of onboarding newcomers and returning seasoned players
Deliver achievement and reward structures that encourage pro-social and collaborative behavior in team games
Collaborate with Product Managers and other leads (combat, social systems, UX designers) to roll out impactful systemic solutions that are sustainable long-term
Oversee and drive seasonal content delivery to continually surprise and delight the community
Strong foundation in building goal-driven, competitive multiplayer game progression and economies
Demonstrate empathy and understanding of different player motivations in PVP games and the ability to design incentives that generate short- to long-term engagement for them
Proven ability to both propose design concepts and perform hands-on implementation (e.g., using scripting or prototyping tools to bring systems to life)

Expertise in balancing content perishability against lifetime persistence of seasonal resets to sustain player motivation
Experience testing and running resets of the economy and progression in a live-service multiplayer environment is ideal
Self-driven and collaborative across crafts, with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
Track record designing game economies that encourage social connections between players through the value of virtual goods
Experience delegating work or ownership of an area to multidisciplinary peers
Familiarity with development using Unreal Engine 5

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role's base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

This listing is sourced directly from teamLFG's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.