Principal Technical Designer

Principal Technical Designer

Be among the first 25 applicants.

As a Principal Technical Designer, you’ll create and implement complex, technical, and systemic design elements in a game. You’re essentially a game or level designer recognized for your technical skills on a design or multidisciplinary production team. A technical reference within your team, you’ll help, support, and advise your peers as needed. You may also be called upon to become the project's technical expert on a specific element of the game.

• Create and implement the technical elements of a game feature in collaboration with technical directors, programmers, and colleagues from other job families.
• Act as a technical expert on a specific topic, oversee tools and documentation, provide technical assistance, and define and promote best practices.
• Participate in data optimization and validation, taking budget into account and ensuring that technical standards are respected.
• Participate in advanced debugging of data throughout production.
• Provide regular feedback to design directors (e.g. suggestions for improving tools and methods).
• Help test new features and tools before their launch.
• Perform production tasks within the game and level design team and prototype gameplay features.
• Design and implement more complex, abstract, technically challenging, or game-wide design elements in the game.

• 8 years of experience in game or level design with a technical focus.
• Ability to understand and communicate in technical language and clearly express ideas (both in writing and verbally).
• Flexibility, solid analysis, and problem‑solving skills.
• User‑oriented spirit.
• Curiosity: passion for understanding how things work.
• Experience with various game engines and platforms (nice to have).
• Experience with a range of 2D/3D design software programs (nice to have).
• Experience in programming/scripting (nice to have).

• Your CV highlighting education, experience, and skills.
• Samples of your work (attach files or send us a link to your demo reel or online portfolio).

We are committed to promoting a flexible working policy. Our hybrid work model includes a minimum of 3 days a week in our office and the remaining 2 days working from home.

About us:

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you're passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!