Lead Technical Designer

Here's a Lead Technical Designer version of the posting:

Level is a learning technology company dedicated to helping students build real academic and life skills with confidence and joy. We combine proven curriculum principles with world class interactive design to make meaningful practice something students want to come back to, not something they struggle through.

We support what teachers, schools, and parents are already doing by increasing student engagement with high quality, standards aligned practice that reinforces classroom learning. That's why we're building:

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  Lead, mentor, and grow a team of junior technical designers — setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, and fostering a culture of craft, curiosity, and continuous improvement.

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  Own the technical design vision for core systems and mechanics across our product portfolio, ensuring consistency, scalability, and quality across all experiences.

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  Serve as the primary advocate for technical design workflows — identifying gaps, championing improvements, and helping establish best practices as our tools and pipelines evolve.

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  Partner with engineering and art leadership to define and optimize the tools, systems, and pipelines your team relies on day-to-day.

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  Translate high-level product and design goals into actionable technical solutions, balancing creative integrity with performance and maintainability.

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  Drive rapid prototyping and iteration cycles, modeling a feedback-forward design process for your team.

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  Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineers, Artists, and Product leads to scope, prioritize, and deliver complex feature development.

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  Contribute to documentation, onboarding, and workflow standards that help the broader team move faster and more consistently over time.

• 8+ years of experience in technical design, systems design, or related engineering roles with at least 2 years in a lead or senior mentorship capacity.

• Demonstrated history of shipped titles with complex technical design systems and a clear problem-solving approach.

• Experience leading, coaching, or formally managing junior designers or engineers.

• A track record of improving tools, workflows, or pipelines — not just using them.

• Strong proficiency in rapid prototyping and iterative design across one or more engines (Godot, Unreal, Unity).

• Excellent communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences, including leadership.

• Comfort operating in an evolving environment where priorities shift and processes are still being defined.

• Experience working across multiple smaller experiences or a modular content model.

• Design theory knowledge rooted in human psychology, motivation, and learning science.

• Familiarity with UI/UX, technical art, or other art-adjacent pipelines.

• Background in or passion for education, instructional design, or accessibility-focused game development.