Senior Technical Designer

Insight Global; Novato (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Game Designer with strong Unreal Engine experience to shape playable experiences. You will connect gameplay systems, prototype content pipelines, and build tools to streamline development while applying deep design judgment.

Collaborate with Design and Engineering to evaluate approaches, iterate on missions and encounters, and push frontier technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Broad game design knowledge or strong specialty with the technical skills to connect gameplay systems and turn ideas into playable experiences.
• Comfortable with Unreal Engine, Blueprints, coding, debugging, and independently building or extending gameplay systems and tools.
• Experience building, extending, or improving content creation tools and workflows.
• Able to evaluate gameplay quality, compare implementation approaches, and understand tradeoffs.
• Enjoys R&D, solving unfamiliar problems, and experimenting with frontier technologies and emerging development tools.
• Takes initiative, collaborates with Design and Engineering, and shares learnings to improve team workflows.

Responsibilities

• Explore better workflows: identify friction in traditional development and experiment with frontier tools and automation.
• Prototype and validate new ways to assemble playable content, including scripting, spawning, streaming, and cinematic integration.
• Develop tools and pipelines with Engineering to support design needs.
• Apply design expertise to evaluate levels, missions, encounters, and gameplay systems.
• Establish new processes by turning experiments into reusable workflows for content creation.

Skills

Unreal Engine

Blueprint scripting

Gameplay systems

Content pipelines

Design judgment

Collaboration

Tools

Content pipelines

Automation tooling

Job description

Job Description

• Explore Better Workflows: Identify friction in traditional development and experiment with frontier tools, automation, and new approaches to content creation.
• Prototype and Validate: Explore new ways to assemble playable content, from mission scripting and gameplay objects to spawning, streaming, and cinematic integration.
• Develop Tools and Pipelines: Work with Engineering to build and improve tools and pipelines based on real design needs.
• Apply Design Expertise: Use your understanding of levels, missions, encounters, and gameplay systems to evaluate approaches and guide improvements.
• Establish New Processes: Turn promising experiments into practical, reusable workflows that improve how teams create content.

Skills and Requirements

• Full Stack Design Skills: Broad game design knowledge or a strong specialty, with the technical skills to connect gameplay systems and turn ideas into playable experiences.
• Strong Technical Skills: Comfortable with Unreal Engine, Blueprints, coding, debugging, and independently building or extending gameplay systems and tools.
• Tools and Pipeline Experience: Experience building, extending, or improving content creation tools and workflows.
• Technical and Creative Judgement: Able to evaluate gameplay quality, compare different implementation approaches, and understand their tradeoffs.
• Curiosity and Adaptability: Enjoys R&D, solving unfamiliar problems, and experimenting with frontier technologies and emerging development tools.
• Collaborative and Hands-On: Takes initiative, works well with Design and Engineering, and enjoys experimenting, sharing learnings, and improving how teams work.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].