Senior Technical Designer

Sumo Digital; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

35 hours per week

Annual bonus

Generous holidays

Learning & Development days

Employee Assistance Programme

Relocation support

Job summary

Red Kite in Leeds is seeking a Senior Technical Designer to shape gameplay across AAA PC and console titles. You will prototype new ideas, implement tasks with art, code and production, and help design innovative game systems.

You will build tools, balance gameplay, review concepts, and collaborate with a talented team. The studio offers a flexible benefits package and a creative, inclusive environment in the heart of Leeds.

Qualifications

• Proficiency across multiple game engines (UE5, Unity or custom engines)
• Advanced knowledge of game and level design principles
• Advanced knowledge of C# or C++ scripting languages (C++ a bonus)
• Passion for cutting edge game technology
• Understanding of optimisation and technical limitations

Responsibilities

• Creating prototypes for developing new gameplay ideas and features
• Implementing design tasks to a high standard in conjunction with art, code and production
• Designing and implementing innovative game systems
• Building tools and design systems to enhance or simplify creative work processes
• Reviewing, tweaking and balancing gameplay
• Contributing to game concept creation

Skills

UE5

Unity

Scripting (C# / C++)

Game design principles

Optimization knowledge

Job description

Senior Technical Designer

Specialising in AAA PC and console games development, Red Kite has a proven track record in the creation of cutting‑edge games across varying genres. Having set up home in the beautiful Grade-II listed Park Row House in Leeds city centre, Red Kite continues to develop top-quality games for multiple world‑class publishing partners such as Sony, Microsoft, Activision, 2K, SEGA, Warner Bros., Epic, 505, Rare, Rocksteady, Codemasters, Sharkmob, Mediatonic and Remedy. Several titles include South of Midnight, ASTRONEER, Exoborne, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Hogwarts Legacy, Fall Guys, Mafia: Definitive Edition, Mafia III: Definitive Edition, Control Ultimate Edition, Two Point Hospital, Knockout City, Battletoads, Crackdown 3, Payday 2, Team Sonic Racing, DiRT 4, God of War III: Remastered and many more. One of the most interesting aspects to working at Red Kite is the diversity of projects present within the studio and we constantly find ourselves pushing the boundaries when it comes to the gameplay that we are creating and the technologies that we are engineering.

In your new role you will focus on:

• Creating prototypes for developing new gameplay ideas and features


• Implementing design tasks to a high standard in conjunction with art, code and production


• Designing and implementing innovative game systems


• Building tools and design systems to enhance or simplify creative work processes


• Reviewing, tweaking and balancing gameplay


• Contributing to game concept creation

Requirements

• Technical proficiency across multiple game engines (UE5, Unity or custom engines)


• Advanced knowledge of game and level design principles


• Advanced knowledge of C# or a similar scripting language (C++ will also be an advantage)


• A passion for cutting edge game technology


• Understanding of optimisation and technical limitations

What's in it for you?

Red Kite is located in central Leeds, a major UK city connected to London by rapid rail links and the M1 motorway – plus the rest of the world via Leeds Bradford airport. It's home to some of the best restaurants, bars and museums in the North of England, and is within easy reach of spectacular countryside (the Yorkshire Moors and Bronte Country), historical York and the Yorkshire East coast (you should definitely check out Whitby and Runswick Bay). We offer a superb flexible benefits package – which includes but is not limited to:

• Flexitime – Including work from home on Fridays and early finish Fridays


• Industry leading 35 hours per week


• Defined Annual Bonus scheme


• Generous holiday allowance – Including your birthday, Duvet Days and Christmas Eve


• 5 x Learning & Development Days per year


• Employee Assistance Programme – Including health, mental health and wellbeing support


• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption pay


• Life Assurance, Income Protection, Critical Illness Cover and Dental Insurance


• Relocation Support


• GI.biz – Best Places to Work


• Best Companies – A World Class, 3 Star place to work


• TIGA STAR Award for excellence

Nurturing Red Kite's studio culture is at the heart of everything we do, which has been recognised by the following awards:Red Kite is a social studio – the team regularly gather for socials, game nights, film nights, to play sports and much more – making this a great place to build a career whilst making friends...and let us not forget Red Kite's legendary Summer BBQ and our epic Christmas party! Red Kite's studio is relaxed and friendly. Every team member has the opportunity to shine and we pride ourselves on providing a positive social atmosphere, facilitated by shared interest groups, wide-ranging clubs and charity fundraising events. Red Kite are proud supporters of the gaming charity SpecialEffect. Red Kite works closely with our employee diversity group, PRISM, which exists to promote diversity, inclusion, equity, equality and wellbeing across the studio. We continue to work to improve diversity in our recruitment and promotion processes, and actively encourage people from marginalised groups to consider a career in the games industry. Come join the team, build a rewarding career, and help to make great games with a lovely bunch of talented people!