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Principal Technical Designer
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Role overview
Lead the technical design practice that helps game designers turn ideas into shippable content. You will shape end-to-end authoring workflows, connecting design needs with tools, game engines, and infrastructure so teams can create and update content quickly, safely, and consistently across projects.
Responsibilities - Own the content authoring experience from initial concept through live release, identifying and reducing friction in designer workflows. - Translate designers’ needs into prioritized requirements for tool, engine, and infrastructure teams, and explain technical constraints in practical terms. - Define content architecture, reusable templates, data schemas, validation, and standards for authoring, versioning, documentation, and delivery. - Build scripts and other technical foundations that let designers create and tune content without requiring code changes. - Measure workflow outcomes such as iteration time, handoffs, engineering assistance, and defects; use those findings to guide improvements. - Set tooling strategy, lead cross-discipline workflow initiatives, mentor technical designers, and establish craft standards.
Requirements - At least eight years in technical design, systems design, or tools-facing design on shipped games. - Experience defining authoring tools, content pipelines, or data-driven workflows with tools, engine, and backend teams. - Evidence of improving designer iteration speed or content throughput through workflow changes, tooling, or content architecture. - Strong scripting and data skills; examples include Python, C#, Lua, visual scripting, spreadsheets, JSON, or SQL. - Understanding of schemas, configuration data, templates, validation, and how game data is consumed, stored, and delivered. - Experience with live-operated or content-heavy games, plus the communication skills to set standards and guide teams.
Benefits and work setup
The role can be performed remotely within the United States or on a hybrid basis from a Culver City hub.