Technical Designer
AI Summary
A Senior Technical Designer at AGBO builds and implements game features in Unreal Engine, driving design vision and documentation for major titles while collaborating with engineers, animators, and VFX teams across iterative prototyping and playtests.
About this role
About the Company:
Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the future of film and television. The Russo Brothers and AGBO have generated more than $7 billion at the global box office, including Avengers: Endgame. The studio’s projects include Academy Award–winning Everything Everywhere All at Once, Netflix hits The Gray Man and Extraction, and Prime Video’s visceral thriller The Bluff and the global Citadel franchise. Citadel Season 2 premieres in May 2026.
AGBO is currently in production with Netflix on Tygo and Mercenary, both part of the Extraction universe, as well as with Lionsgate on John Rambo, a prequel to the iconic franchise. The studio is in post-production on The Whisper Man, starring Robert De Niro, and Avengers: Doomsday, which will be released December 18, 2026. AGBO will begin shooting Avengers: Secret Wars later this year. Both upcoming Avengers films are directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and co-produced by AGBO and Marvel Studios.
In 2023, AGBO welcomed Donald Mustard—former Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games and co-creator of Fortnite—as a partner. Mustard brings a bold creative vision to AGBO: to expand what storytelling can be through immersive, interconnected worlds that span across media. We’re building the future of storytelling—and we’re looking for bold, creative minds to help shape it. If you’re ready to help define what comes next, we’d love to meet you.
Position Summary:
AGBO is looking for a Senior Technical Designer to help bring the vision to life by building and implementing memorable, player-defining experiences. You will play a key role within a cross-disciplinary team, contributing to innovative event design and ensuring a high-quality player experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive the design vision, documentation, and implementation of major features from start to finish
- Implement designs in Unreal Engine using Blueprints, working hand in hand with engineers, animators, VFX, and sound
- Support collaborative, iterative prototyping from early concepts through in-engine execution
- Participate in playtests, gather feedback, and find practical solutions to design challenges
- Contribute to big-picture decisions and partner with other designers to keep the team focused on the highest-impact work
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5-8 years of professional game design experience with multiple shipped titles
- Broad knowledge of and real passion for games across genres
- Experience on online games with live operations
- Solid familiarity with multiplayer game design
- Clear understanding of player motivations, behavioral patterns, and engagement systems
- Adaptable and solutions-focused, with the ability to move quickly when priorities shift
- Strong communicator who can align cross-disciplinary teams and take ownership of collaborative outcomes
Additional Information:
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
- This role is based in Raleigh, NC, and we are primarily seeking candidates who are currently located in the area or are open to relocating. In-person collaboration with our technical and creative teams is essential to the success of this position.
AGBO Labs LLC is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education and experience.
AGBO participates in E-Verify - English | Spanish
The job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent to this position.
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