Systems 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

Our studio is looking for a thoughtful and detail-oriented Systems Designer to help shape the foundation of our player experience. In this role, you'll contribute to the design, balancing, and implementation of gameplay systems that bring depth, dynamism, and replayability to our game.

As part of the Core Fantasy team, you’ll work closely with senior systems designers, engineers, producers, and other stakeholders to bring systemic features to life that support player freedom, progression, and agency. This is an exciting opportunity to grow as a designer while contributing to a large-scale sports game with an ambitious and player-driven vision.

The Systems Designer will report to the Lead Designer (Core Fantasy) and collaborate regularly with feature teams across the studio.

• Design Core Gameplay Systems and take them from concept to implementation
• Support the development of scalable game systems such as progression, economy, rewards, player stats, and game modes (Help balance gameplay loops, and related systemic mechanics) 
• Balance gameplay loops, player progression, in-game currencies, and related systemic mechanics to maintain a healthy gameplay economy
• Partner & Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams (engineers, artists, and other designers) to ensure systems integrate cleanly with other game areas
• Create & Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation for system logic, flows, and tuning guidelines
• Champion Systemic Play by ensuring the systems empower player expression, decision-making, and meaningful trade-offs
• Bring a player-first mindset to design discussions and problem solving in efforts to contribute to the games’ emergent storytelling through robust systems

• 3–5 years of experience in game design, with a focus on systems design
• Experience designing and tuning game systems such as progression, stats, or in-game economies
• Solid understanding of balancing principles, player motivations, and systemic interaction
• Strong analytical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills
• Passion for sports games and/or systemic gameplay
• Comfortable working with spreadsheets and design tools for balance and documentation
• Positive, proactive attitude and willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment

• Experience working on sports games or simulations
• Familiarity with live service design, balancing for long-term engagement, or seasonal models
• Experience with scripting or configuration in a game engine (e.g., Unreal Blueprint, Unity, proprietary tools)
• Exposure to telemetry-driven design and KPI-informed iteration
• Game enthusiast, playing Boardgames, TTRPGs (D&D), or other tabletop games

The pay range for this position in British Columbia at the start of employment is expected to be between CAD $$60,700 and CAD $$89,860 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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