Level Home

Lead Technical Designer (CAT)

Austin · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 57 days ago

Design SystemsAccessibilityUnityUnreal EngineLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

It's a difficult problem that requires brilliant people and tremendous effort over time.

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of junior technical designers - setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, and fostering a culture of craft, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
Serve as the primary advocate for technical design workflows - identifying gaps, championing improvements, and helping establish best practices as our tools and pipelines evolve.
Partner with engineering and art leadership to define and optimize the tools, systems, and pipelines your team relies on day-to-day.
Translate high-level product and design goals into actionable technical solutions, balancing creative integrity with performance and maintainability.
Drive rapid prototyping and iteration cycles, modeling a feedback-forward design process for your team.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineers, Artists, and Product leads to scope, prioritize, and deliver complex feature development.
Demonstrated history of shipped titles with complex technical design systems and a clear problem-solving approach.
Level is looking for an experienced Lead Technical Designer to join our team and set the standard for design excellence across our product portfolio.
This is a high-ownership role for someone who loves mentorship as much as they love building.

8+ years of experience in technical design, systems design, or related engineering roles with at least 2 years in a lead or senior mentorship capacity.
Experience leading, coaching, or formally managing junior designers or engineers.
A track record of improving tools, workflows, or pipelines - not just using them.
Strong proficiency in rapid prototyping and iterative design across one or more engines (Godot, Unreal, Unity).
Comfort operating in an evolving environment where priorities shift and processes are still being defined.

Experience working across multiple smaller experiences or a modular content model.
Familiarity with UI/UX, technical art, or other art-adjacent pipelines.

Lead Technical Designer
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