Lead Technical Designer

1 Month ago • 2-3 Years • 2D Art

About the job

Job Description

Lead Technical Designer with 2+ years of UI experience in game engines (Unity, UE, CryEngine), proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, and understanding of C++/Python/Lua. Experience managing a team of 2+ people is required. This role offers flexible work arrangements and various perks.
Must have:
  • UI Experience
  • Game Engines
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Team Management
Good to have:
  • Animation Skills
  • Git Proficiency
  • XML/JSON
  • C++/Python/Lua
Perks:
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Health Insurance
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Lead Technical Designer

About the company

Playrix is ​​one of the most successful mobile game development companies 
in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe 
and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.

Tasks

  • People management: responsible for development, hiring/firing, team evaluation;
  • Develop processes within teams (both at the team level and at the level of the entire technical design direction on the project);
  • Design review and decomposition of new tasks;
  • Create complex windows with large amounts of logic;
  • Optimize the UI development pipeline from layout to game;
  • Create architectural solutions at the start of new developments;
  • Participate in creating new tools to improve the quality and convenience of development.

Our stack

  • Our own cross-platform VSO engine;
  • C++/Python/Lua;
  • Adobe Photoshop.

Requirements

  • 1+ years of experience managing a team of at least 2 people;
  • 2+ years of experience working with UI in game engines and editors (Unity, UE, CryEngine);
  • Understanding of the basics of programming C#/C++/Python/JS/Lua;
  • Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop or other graphic editors: cutting UI, working with vector graphics, layer effects, bulk export of files;
  • Knowledgeable about and comfortable using Git;
  • Experience creating xml/json, understanding of structure;
  • Fluency in Russian and reading proficiency in English (professional literature).

Preferred

  • Animation skills (Animate, Spine).

Our Perks

Flexibility at work

  • For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.

Caring for health and well-being
  • We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
  • We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
  • We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.
Professional development and education
  • We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
  • We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.
Events and merch
  • We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
  • We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
  • We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.

Work Format

Remote or from one of the company’s offices

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