Senior Level Designer

Location: Remote, Canada. Candidates must currently reside in Canada and be legally authorized to work there.

Salary: $115,000–$149,500 CAD annually

Company

hirify.global manages the application matching process for a partner game development company; the partner manages applications and next steps.

What you will do

• Design and build gameplay spaces from concepts and blockouts through implementation, iteration, testing, and final polish.
• Create multiplayer levels supporting varied combat scenarios, team dynamics, multiple strategies, and balanced player experiences.
• Implement gameplay events, encounters, objectives, triggers, and environmental interactions using Unreal Engine tools and scripting workflows.
• Collaborate with game design, art, engineering, audio, and production to align content with the creative vision.
• Playtest, debug, and iterate on navigation, combat balance, pacing, readability, progression, and player flow.
• Manage assigned content, priorities, dependencies, risks, and implementation challenges throughout production.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional game development experience focused on level design for action, multiplayer, or combat-oriented games.
• Experience shipping at least one game, preferably a multiplayer action or third-person title.
• Strong hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5, including level editing, Blueprint scripting, gameplay implementation, debugging, and iteration.
• Strong understanding of combat-space design, navigation, encounter pacing, gameplay readability, objective placement, and multiplayer level flow.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, respond to feedback, and resolve implementation challenges.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across design, art, engineering, audio, and production disciplines.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first working environment with flexible arrangements for distributed teams.
• Opportunity to work on a third-person multiplayer action game focused on replayable gameplay experiences.
• Collaborative development across game design, art, engineering, audio, and production.
• Ownership of levels across the full development lifecycle, from concept to polish.
• Long-term career opportunities in an independent game development environment.

Hiring process

• hirify.global uses an AI-powered matching process to review applications against the role's core requirements.
• A shortlist of suitable candidates is shared with the hiring company, which manages interviews, assessments, and final decisions.