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Lead Technical Designer

Activision Blizzard • Warsaw, Poland • 1w ago

Job Title:

Requisition ID:

R026924

Job Description:

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for aLead Technical Designerto join the development of a new IP.

Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team ofhighly skilleddevelopers to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining!

As a senior leader within the Technical Design department, you will be responsible for owning the technical design vision, driving execution across gameplay and content systems, and ensuring high-quality implementation from early prototyping through final polish.

As a member of the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better; with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.

You’ll help us by…

Partnering with leadership across engineering and content teams to define, communicate, andmaintainthe overall vision and direction for gameplay and content design.

Owning and evolving the technicaldesign ofvision, rules, and principles for the entire game.

Leading technical design strategy across systems, ensuring scalability, quality, and long-term maintainability.

Driving cross-disciplinary collaboration on technical solutions, pipelines, and tools that support gameplay and content design implementation.

Taking end-to-end ownership of technical design for gameplay prototypes, from ideation and rapid iteration to final, productionready implementation.

Managing, mentoring, and developing technical designers, including onboarding, coaching, performance feedback, and career growth.

Analyzing, pitching, prototyping, and developing technical design features, systems, and tools for an unannounced AAA project.

Setting standards for technical design documentation, includingone-pagepitches, system outlines, tools and pipeline briefs, and other clear, effective communication artifacts.

Leveraging deep technicalexpertiseto implement systems using proprietary tools and workflows.

Acting as a key technical design stakeholder, ensuring partners across gameplay, art, engineering, and production are informed and aligned throughout development.

Providing regular, constructive feedback across your team’s features and across the game as a whole.

Staying current on industry trends, including emerging genres,new designtechniques, and advances in audiovisual and technical excellence.

You’re awesome because you have…

Provenextensiveexperience shipping AAA titles, including experience in lead or senior technical design roles.

Demonstrated leadership experience, driving technical design teams, processes, and pipelines.

Strong visionsetting and communication skills, with the ability to align and inspire teams around shared goals.

Hands-on experience withvariousengines.

A deep understanding of gameplay systems and player experience, backed by extensive experience playing games.

Proficiencyin scripting gameplay logic using scripting languages including C#, Lua, and Python.

Fundamental understanding of C++ enables you to review and modify code on a limited scale.

Strongself-motivation, ownership, and resilience, with a positive,solution-orientedmindset.

Bonus points for…

Strong understanding of complex mathematics as applied to gameplay systems.

Experience developing multiplayer games and familiarity with client–server architectures.

Strong knowledge of performance considerations and optimization related to game content implementation.

Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other underrepresented groups tend not to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification—when, in fact, they often do. At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises includingCall of Duty®,Crash Bandicoot™,Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, andGuitar Hero®.

We’re not just looking back at our decades long legacy—we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company possible, because our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater—this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future?
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