Lead Technical Level Designer (Unreal Engine 5)

Location: Remote from all over the world; working hours are 10 AM to 7 PM (GMT+3), with the possibility of adjustment.

Company

Nekki is a game development studio with over 20 years of experience creating mobile, PC, and console games, including Shadow Fight, Vector, SPINE, and Fight Me.

What you will do

• Lead a team of technical level designers by planning workload, assigning tasks, and evaluating work quality.
• Support team development through one-to-ones, feedback, development plans, and mentorship.
• Build production pipelines with level artists, level designers, narrative designers, and programmers.
• Identify recurring production problems and initiate the development of missing tools.
• Translate designers' needs into technical requirements and collaborate with programmers on solutions.
• Oversee level documentation, tool adoption, and technical quality including collisions, streaming, and event script setup.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in game level production, including hands-on technical level design experience.
• Experience leading a team of at least 3 people or mentoring others.
• Experience independently implementing level mechanics and systems in Blueprints or C++; experience with other programming languages is acceptable.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 level-production tools, including Level Streaming, World Partition with Data Layers, HLOD and One File Per Actor, Level Instances, and Packed Level Actors.
• Understanding of level design fundamentals.
• Fluent Russian communication is required.

Nice to have

• Experience shipping a PC or console project.
• Experience developing editor tools with Editor Utility Widgets, Python in Unreal Engine, or C++.
• Experience profiling and optimizing levels for consoles.
• Experience working on third-person action games.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work from anywhere in the world.
• Friendly and informal work environment with shared gaming interests and internal game jams.
• Professional development support, including participation in specialized conferences and educational events.
• Working hours are adjustable around the 10 AM to 7 PM (GMT+3) schedule.
• Competitive salary depending on professional qualifications.

Hiring process

• If there is no response within 7–10 days, the application will not move forward.