Insomniac Games
Lead Systems Designer
$153K–$195K
United States, Remote +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Location
- United States, Remote
USA-CA-Burbank - Education
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
About the job
Leads a Systems Design team and hands-on designs, prototypes, implements, and polishes gameplay systems for a large-scale game production.
What you'll do
- Manages, mentors, hires, and develops Systems Designers; assigns work and oversees performance.
- Leads design, prototyping, implementation, iteration, and quality of gameplay systems, collaborating with programming and other disciplines.
- Plans schedules and milestones, maintains design documentation and standards, and communicates priorities and progress across the project.
What they ask for
- Intermediate knowledge and experience with level editing tools and scripting (Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar editors).
- Intermediate knowledge of Maya or other major 3D modeling programs.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
Nice to have
- Adobe Illustrator experience.
- UE4 Blueprint scripting skills.
Pay
$153,000 — $195,000 USD base salary
Tools
Unreal Engine, Unity, Maya, Adobe Illustrator, UE4 Blueprint, Microsoft Office Suite
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