Lead Systems Designer & Team Mentor

PlayStation; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Insomniac is seeking a Lead Systems Designer to own the quality and delivery of design systems for a large-scale game. The role combines hands-on design with staff leadership, mentoring a small Systems Design team, and direct coaching to grow talent.

You will prototype, implement, and iterate gameplay systems via internal tools, while ensuring clear documentation and tutorials. Collaboration with Gameplay Programming and other disciplines is essential to meet creative and technical goals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a Systems Design team and hiring responsibilities.
• Proven ability to prototype, implement, and iterate gameplay systems.
• Strong collaboration with Gameplay Programming and other disciplines.
• Documentation and training of systems and tutorials.
• Plan schedules and milestones with Project Management and assign work.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and develop Systems Designers; oversee performance and career growth.
• Lead design, prototyping, iteration, and polish of gameplay systems.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline teams to leverage skills and creativity.
• Create and maintain gameplay system documentation and tutorials.
• Ensure design quality and alignment with milestones and project goals.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Team management

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Maya

UE4 Blueprint scripting

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Job description

Insomniac is seeking a Lead Systems Designer to own the quality and delivery of design systems for a large-scale game. The role combines hands-on design with staff leadership, mentoring a small Systems Design team, and direct coaching to grow talent.

You will prototype, implement, and iterate gameplay systems via internal tools, while ensuring clear documentation and tutorials. Collaboration with Gameplay Programming and other disciplines is essential to meet creative and technical goals.