Senior Technical Designer

Sumo Digital

India

On-site

INR 1,400,000 - 2,300,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible working

22 holidays

Sabbaticals at 5 years

Gaming subscription

Job summary

Sumo India is seeking Senior Technical Designers to join our team focused on building robust levels and cohesive gameplay experiences across multi-platform titles, collaborating with UK teams.

You will bridge Level Design and Engineering, using your expertise to empower other designers to prototype, iterate, and implement world and gameplay content efficiently while ensuring scalable, technically sound systems and workflows.

Qualifications

Understanding of Technical Design theory and best practices for robust systems and gameplay objects.
Experience in scripting (visual/text) or programming languages.
Experience with industry-standard game engines and design tools.
Fluency in English with strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

Implement gameplay content, level systems and LD tools using visual or text-based scripting.
Support Level Designers with technical problem-solving and workflow optimization.
Translate high-level design intent into technically feasible solutions.
Build prototypes to validate ideas quickly.
Develop and maintain technical design documentation for level features and content.
Communicate constraints, risks and trade-offs early and clearly.
Review non-technical designers' work to ensure workflows are optimal and content respects technical constraints.

Skills

Technical design theory

Scripting/Programming

Game engines

English communication

Game development experience

C++ knowledge

Tools

C++

Job description

Sumo India are looking for Senior Technical Designers to join our growing team of designers focused on building robust and cohesive levels and gameplay experiences for a variety of multi-platform titles, in collaboration with our UK based teams.

As a Senior Technical Designer in the World discipline, you will bridge the gap between Level Design and Engineering. Through application of a strong knowledge of both design theory and technical know-how, you’ll empower other designers to prototype, iterate and implement world and gameplay content efficiently, ensuring that gameplay systems, content, tools and workflows are efficient, scalable, and technically sound.

Relevant Skills and Experience

Essential

Understanding of Technical Design theory,standardsand best practices in the creation of robust systems and gameplay objects, levelstreamingand scripting,appropriate toseniority.
Demonstrable experience insome form of scripting (visual/text based), or programming languages.
Experience working with industry‑standard game engines and design tools.
Fluency in English with excellent communication and feedback skills, both written and verbal.

Desirable

Professional experience in Game Development, in the field of Technical Design.
Experience collaborating with outsourced or external development teamsin multiple time-zones.
A background spanningvaryinggenres such as open world, action-adventure, platforming and/or racing titles
Familiarity with performance, memory, and technical constraints in world building.
Knowledge or experience of working with object-oriented programming / languages such as C++

Implement gameplay content, level systems and LD tools, using visual or text-based scripting.
Support Level Designers with technical problem-solving and workflow optimisation.
Translate high-level design intent into technically feasible solutions.
Build prototypes to help validate ideas quickly.
Develop and maintain technical design documentation for level features and content.
Communicate constraints, risks, and trade-offs early and clearly.
Regularly review the work of non-technical designers to ensure workflows are optimal, content is developed systemically, and technical constraints are understood / upheld.

Level-Specific Expectations