Sumo India are looking for Lead Technical Designer to join our growing team of designers focused on building robust and cohesive levels and gameplay experiences for a variety of multi-platform titles, in collaboration with our UK based teams.
As a Lead Technical Designer in the World discipline, you will bridge the gap between Level Design and Engineering. Through application of a robust knowledge of both design theory and technical know-how, you’ll empower other designers to prototype, iterate and implement world and gameplay content efficiently, ensuring that gameplay systems, content, tools and workflows are efficient, scalable, and technically sound. Essential

* Understanding of Technical Design theory, standards and best practices in the creation of robust systems and gameplay objects, level streaming and scripting ,appropriate to seniority.
* Demonstrable experience in some form of scripting (visual/text based), or programming languages.
* Experience working with industry‑standard game engines and design tools.




* Fluency in English with excellent communication and feedback skills, both written and verbal.

Desirable

* Professional experience in Game Development, in the field of Technical Design.
* Experience collaborating with outsourced or external development teams in multiple time-zones.
* A background spanning varying genres such as open world, action-adventure, platforming and/or racing titles.
* Familiarity with performance, memory, and technical constraints in world building.
* Knowledge or experience of working with object-oriented programming / languages such as C++.

* Implement gameplay content, level systems and LD tools, using visual or text-based scripting.
* Support Level Designers with technical problem-solving and workflow optimisation.
* Translate high-level design intent into technically feasible solutions.
* Build prototypes to help validate ideas quickly.
* Develop and maintain technical design documentation for level features and conten

📌 Lead Technical Designer (India)
🏢 Sumo Digital
📍 India