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Senior Technical Designer at Naughty Dog

Department: Naughty Dog

Compensation

$145,100 – $181,400/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Santa Monica, California
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

Naughty Dog is hiring a Technical Designer to prototype, implement, and own gameplay scenarios, narrative sequences, interactive objects, AI behaviors, and other mechanics and systems. The role collaborates with animation, programming, and art teams, supports design leadership, and works with minimal supervision. Candidates need at least five years of game technical-design experience, two shipped games, strong programming ability, knowledge of 3D mathematics, and fluency in C++, C#, Lua, or another text-based scripting language. The position is hybrid or onsite and offers a base salary of $145,100 to $181,400 USD plus benefits and possible bonus eligibility.

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