Data Annotator - Game Designer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Data Annotator – Game Designer based in India.

We are seeking experienced game designers and game developers to contribute their technical expertise to specialised data annotation, game development evaluation, and AI model training projects. You will work with existing game projects, development repositories, and game engine codebases to assess technical implementations and gameplay-related tasks. The role combines practical game development knowledge with analytical evaluation, requiring you to understand game systems, inspect code, identify bugs, and assess AI-generated solutions. Your annotations and technical feedback will help create reliable datasets for training and evaluating AI models on real-world game development challenges. This is a remote, part-time opportunity with flexible working hours and a consistent commitment to quality and delivery.

Accountabilities:

• Analyse existing game development projects built with Godot, Unity, Unreal Engine, or similar game engines.

• Navigate game project repositories, understand their structure, and identify relevant scripts, assets, dependencies, and implementation paths.

• Review gameplay mechanics, game systems, player interactions, and their underlying technical implementation.

• Produce structured annotations covering game development tasks, code changes, gameplay implementations, engine configurations, and technical workflows.

• Evaluate AI-generated game development code to determine whether it meets specified gameplay and technical requirements.

• Identify and investigate gameplay bugs, engine-related issues, scripting errors, and implementation inconsistencies.

• Assess modifications to existing game codebases and determine whether they correctly address the intended requirements.

• Review game engine settings, project configurations, scene structures, and other relevant development components.

• Analyse playtest observations, player feedback, gameplay issues, and bug reports to identify potential technical improvements.

• Review Git and GitHub workflows, including branches, commits, pull requests, and code reviews.

• Document technical findings and provide clear evaluation feedback while maintaining accuracy and consistency with project guidelines.

Requirements:

• At least 1 year of professional experience in game development or game design involving hands-on game engine usage.

• Practical experience with at least one game engine, such as Godot, Unity, or Unreal Engine.

• Experience working with existing game codebases, including understanding, modifying, debugging, and extending code.

• Familiarity with Git and GitHub workflows, including branching, commits, pull requests, code reviews, and resolving review comments.

• Experience using Jira or similar project and task management tools.

• Basic understanding of game development concepts, gameplay mechanics, engine configurations, and player feedback or playtest triage.

• Ability to navigate unfamiliar repositories, identify relevant files and dependencies, and trace implementation paths.

• Experience debugging, troubleshooting, and resolving software and gameplay-related issues.

• Strong analytical, logical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.

• Clear technical documentation and communication skills, with the ability to explain implementation-related observations.

• Relevant profiles include Game Developers, Technical Game Designers, Gameplay Programmers, and professionals with practical experience in game engines, gameplay debugging, and technical implementation.

• Availability for at least 2 hours of dedicated work per day, 6 days per week, with consistent delivery against project deadlines and quality standards.

Benefits:

• Remote working arrangement from India.

• Part-time engagement with flexible working hours, subject to project deadlines and task requirements.

• Hourly compensation of USD 30–80.

• Opportunity to apply hands-on game development expertise to AI training and evaluation projects.

• Minimum commitment of 2 hours per day, 6 working days per week.

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