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That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004.\nVirtuosi is a team of experts - people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.\nAt Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win - together.\nABOUT THE POSITION\n Own the design of game mechanics and systems from concept through paper design, prototyping, implementation, tuning, and delivery.\nPartner with level designers so each layout expresses its mechanic and drives player decisions.\nDesign competitive multiplayer rules, scoring, and match flow, and balance them for fairness and fun.\nDesign and tune the behavior parameters of AI-driven characters.\nDesign systems as data: define configurable parameters with clear value ranges so engineers can build them and QA can test their limits.\nWrite and maintain detailed design documentation to the client's template and standard.Define success metrics for each mechanic and use playtest feedback and telemetry data to tune it.\n\nReview existing designs, identify gaps and risks, and propose improvements with clear reasoning.\nPresent designs to the client's design team and refine them together.\nWork with engineers and artists to keep the implementation true to the design intent.\nWork with QA to find, reproduce, and fix reported issues.Share knowledge and mentor other designers.\n\n At least 5 years in a game design role.\nShipped at least one full-cycle title, from pre-production to launch, on console, PC, or a major mobile title in a game design role.\nProven ability to design within mobile constraints, shown through a shipped mobile title, a shipped mobile mode, or a strong portfolio project.\nStrong grasp of core game systems, metagame systems, and control systems.\nExperience designing and balancing competitive multiplayer mechanics.\nComfortable working in a data-driven, config-based game design pipeline.\nProficient in Unity.\nAble to write clear, structured design documentation.\nAble to build quick prototypes.\nProactive in taking on tasks and raising problems to the right stakeholders.\nAble to take feedback, act on it, and give clear feedback to others.\nAble to prioritize tasks and deliver quality work on time.\nMandarin Chinese, required for daily work with our client.\nEnglish at an adequate level, for meetings, documentation, and collaboration with English-speaking colleagues and clients. 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