Head of Gameplay Systems & Design

Sony Interactive Entertainment; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insomniac Games is seeking a Lead Systems Designer to oversee the creation and quality of gameplay systems for a large-scale production. You will manage a small Systems Design team while contributing hands-on design work when needed, ensuring on-time delivery and high-quality output.

You will mentor designers, coordinate with Gameplay Programming and other disciplines, and drive documentation, tutorials, and standards that keep projects aligned with creative and technical goals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading design teams and hiring for Systems Designers.
• Proven ability to prototype, iterate, and polish gameplay systems.
• Strong collaboration with Gameplay Programming and other disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and direct a team of Systems Designers; act as hiring manager.
• Oversee design, prototyping, iteration and polish of gameplay systems and pod leads.
• Prototype and iterate on systems using internal tools and scripting; maintain design docs.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Team management

Communication

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Project planning

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Maya

UE4 Blueprints scripting

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Job description

Insomniac Games is seeking a Lead Systems Designer to oversee the creation and quality of gameplay systems for a large-scale production. You will manage a small Systems Design team while contributing hands-on design work when needed, ensuring on-time delivery and high-quality output.

You will mentor designers, coordinate with Gameplay Programming and other disciplines, and drive documentation, tutorials, and standards that keep projects aligned with creative and technical goals.