Game Systems Designer

System designers are there at the very beginning of the game’s conceptual phase, listening to what both teams are trying to do and assessing what software they need to make it happen. Then they spend their time during the production of the game making sure the game is meeting that vision, creating and adjusting systems to make the game experience better.

Combat, crafting, in-game timers, and character progression are all systems that this designer might create, or otherwise adjust. Essentially, their job is to build the in-game systems the player will experience, and make sure those systems are fun.