Lead Technical Designer
Job Summary
Job Description
Avalanche Studios Group is seeking a Lead Technical Designer for an unannounced AAA title. The role involves solving challenges in big action gameplay for open-world adventures, applying people-management experience to structure workflows and foster a professional culture. Responsibilities include contributing to game mechanics, systems design, coordinating technical design efforts, and providing mentorship to other designers. The ideal candidate has experience in the games industry with shipped projects, people management skills, a commitment to high-quality software, and proficiency with game engines and scripting languages. The company emphasizes a drive to learn and tackle challenges, valuing diverse opinions and experiences.
Must have:
- Experience in the games industry with shipped projects
- People management experience
- Commitment to high-quality, stable software
- Skilled with game engine editors
- Knowledgeable in scripting languages
Job Details
Avalanche Studios Group is currently in search of a skilled and enthusiastic Lead Technical Designer to work on an unannounced AAA title. Avalanche Studios is the division dedicated to ambitious, externally published, AAA open-world games like the Just Cause series, Mad Max, and Rage 2. Avalanche Studios Group is dedicated to delivering outstanding gaming experiences while maintaining a work environment that emphasises employee well-being and work-life balance.
As a Lead Technical Designer your role in the project involves solving challenges related to big action gameplay in an open world adventure. You apply your experience as a people-manager to contribute to well structured work flows and a professional culture. Your structured approach to problem solving is essential for realising exciting gameplay experiences built on scalable solutions. You have a track record of defeating visual script spaghetti monsters while arming your colleagues with the processes and understanding to ensure stable work flows and efficient tools.
What you'll do:
- Contribute to the design & development of game mechanics, interactions, and systems
- Champion well structured, scalable, solutions to technical design challenges
- Help coordinate technical design efforts across the project
- Provide regular 1 to 1 discussions with other designers on the project
- Contribute to an inclusive & collaborative design culture
Who you are:
- Have years of experience within the games industry with multiple shipped projects
- Have had people management experience and enjoys helping others grow their skillsets
- Committed to creating high-quality, stable, and efficient software
- Skilled with game engine editors and knowledgeable in scripting languages
Note: Research shows under-represented groups in the industry (especially women) might not apply to a job if they don’t check off every requirement. At Avalanche, we’re more about your drive to learn and interest in tackling challenges than what’s on your resume! So don’t stress if you don’t tick every box— shoot us your application anyway! Diverse opinions and different experiences are what make our teams so great, not itemized lists of qualifications.
The Stockholm location
Our Stockholm office is situated in Södermalm, the beating heart of the city’s game industry. It’s a physical representation of our games – the lush vegetation of Just Cause and theHunter: Call of the Wild meets corroded metal straight out of Mad Max. It has everything you need to make it your creative base camp.
Our values
At Avalanche Studios Group, we create worlds beyond limits. But that’s not exclusive to our games, so we’re committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All Avalanchers have a shared responsibility to create an open work environment where everyone is treated equally and respectfully. Being part of our world is not contingent on your heritage, your gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about your passion and creativity.
How to apply
To apply for this position, please register below and provide your CV in English. We review applications continuously. All further studio-related information is provided under a non-disclosure agreement.
At Avalanche Studios Group we're always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our passionate team, but please note that relocation assistance is not available for this role.
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About The Company
Avalanche Studios Group is a leading interactive entertainment company, offering a rich portfolio of games from its divisions Avalanche Studios, Expansive Worlds, and Systemic Reaction, including the Just Cause franchise, Rage 2, theHunter: Call of the Wild and Generation Zero.
Avalanche Studios Group is committed to being a truly inclusive and sustainable workplace that creates innovative games through the power of our people’s creativity. All of Avalanche Studios Group games are developed using the proprietary Apex engine, enabling vast open worlds with endless creative possibilities.
Learn more at www.avalanchestudios.com/
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