Hackajob Ltd

Hackajob Ltd

Charing Cross, London

Game Designer

Full-Time£61,000 - 101,000 per yearhierUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year

Requirements:
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in game design, including one or more shipped commercial titles.
  • Experience architecting agentic workflows and implementing generative AI models within a game production or software development pipeline.
  • Experience leading experimental design projects or Research and Development initiatives.
  • Experience with UI/UX systems or mechanics that focus on player accessibility and cognitive load management.
  • Experience prototyping using industry-standard engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal) or scripting languages (e.g., C#, Python).
  • Experience developing games on multiple platforms (e.g., Unity, Godot, Unreal or similar).
  • Experience in Quality Assurance (QA).
  • Experience in UI/UX design.
  • Ability to learn new skills and adapt to changing technology and new opportunities.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities:
  • Inspire others with strong creative that meets the constraints of a brief.
  • Build, playtest, and iterate on interactive proofs-of-concept, leveraging both traditional game engines and generative AI systems.
  • Work closely with a cross-functional team of researchers, engineers, and designers to find creative solutions and achieve project goals.
  • Lead design workshops and brainstorming sessions to uncover novel applications for AI across a various range of genres, from sandbox simulation to emergent narratives.
  • Translate high-level AI capabilities into elegant game mechanics, intuitive player loops, and compelling interactive systems.
Technologies:
  • AI
  • C#
  • Python
  • Unity
  • Unreal
  • UX UI Design
  • GameDev
  • Architect
  • Machine Learning

More:

We are partnering directly with Google DeepMind to hire for this role. Our Inception team has deep connections with gaming and is focused on breakthrough experiences that would not be possible without AI. We operate like a startup, balancing high-energy idea generation with pragmatic, clearly refined operations. Our collaborative, multidisciplinary group is primarily based in London and Mountain View, with collaborators across the globe. We offer a sizable and diverse portfolio of early-stage, design-focused projects, and we are pioneering AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, with safety and ethics as our highest priority.

last updated 39 week of 2026

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About Hackajob Ltd

Hackajob Ltd

Hackajob Ltd

Charing Cross

IT

Skills & Technologies

PythonC#GoMachine LearningAIUXUI

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