Principal Game Developer

Exploding Kittens
Los Angeles, CA
Category Design
Job Description
The Principal Game Developer is a senior leader at Exploding Kittens who plays a key role in shaping the games they bring to life. This role involves making final game development decisions, guiding concepts from idea to finished product, and mentoring and influencing other designers and developers.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of tabletop game design/development experience or equivalent expertise
  • Proven track record of developing successful and commercially viable mass retail party games
  • Deep understanding of mass retail party games, game mechanics, player psychology, rules balance, and replayability
  • Extensive experience running, observing, and analyzing playtests
  • Strong ability to diagnose gameplay issues and implement effective solutions
  • Excellent writing and editing skills, especially for rules, instruction manuals, and ‘how to play’ videos
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and elevate other designers
  • Exceptional taste, strong judgment, and a sustained focus on the audience experience
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