Senior Technical Designer

Mojang Studios is best known as the creators of Minecraft, but we’re also on a mission – to build a better world through the power of play.

Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.

As a Senior Technical Designer, you’ll be working closely with other designers, engineers, key stakeholders and other craft representatives to create a high-quality hand-crafted experience for our players. You will be a core part of the game development process for one of the biggest game franchises in the world – from ideation and design to implementing and polishing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise to bring quests and gameplay elements to life – from idea to implementation

• Design and implement gameplay mechanics in Unreal Engine (5)

• Be responsible for iterative design and implementation work as well as bug-fixing for quests and other gameplay systems

• Test, evaluate and balance your designs in cooperation with peers and other crafts and stakeholders within the project

• Collaborate with your team and project on creating the best experience for our players

• Communicate rationales, design choices and feedback, within the team and project

• Document your work, making sure it stays up-to-date and is shared within the project

Qualifications

• Technical Design experience having shipped at least 1 title with exposure to a full project life cycle with all its different stages

• Strong game development knowledge and experience working in Unreal Engine (5)

• Experience with designing and implementing gameplay elements and game content

• Knowledge of game design and understanding of contextualized design

• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in written form (in English), to support your vision

• Ability to work together with other designers, engineers and other stakeholders

• The desire to be part of a creative and highly collaborative team and ability to work with feedback and direction.

• Visual scripting experience, with programming knowledge as a significant plus

• Experience with, and an understanding of what makes Minecraft what it is also considered a plus

We’re looking for candidates who are eligible to work in Sweden. Since our hybrid work model requires two onsite days per week, you’ll need to be based in Stockholm to collaborate with your team and soak up the studio energy.

Mojang Studios

Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game developer. The company was founded in Stockholm, Sweden and has offices around the world, including Stockholm, Redmond, Tokyo, London, and Shanghai. We’re always working on new and exciting ways to expand the Minecraft universe.

Our community is global and incredibly diverse. We keep this in mind when developing anything, as we want people to feel included in Minecraft. And in recruiting, our goal is to make Mojang Studios as diverse as our community.

We got started as a tiny indie developer, and part of our culture still reflects that heritage. But we’re also proud to belong to Xbox Game Studios, which creates unique opportunities to grow and develop.

To help us achieve amazing things, we have built an equally amazing studio space. Situated right on the water by Söder Mälarstrand, it’s filled to the brim with all the tools, toys and caffeine required to create world-class entertainment.

But in the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!

Important note on resumes
Please make sure that all the information in your resume is accurate because we will conduct a thorough background check. Any discrepancies will lower your chances of getting to the next interview stage and we’d hate to miss out on an awesome candidate! Double check that any gap years are reflected in your history, and that your education and work experience are completely accurate. Good luck!