Level Designer

Role Overview

• Design and build large-scale gameplay environments in Unreal Engine 5
• Create compelling survival gameplay areas including forests, caves, ruins, mountains, rivers, and hostile zones
• Block out and iterate on world layouts, traversal paths, and encounter spaces
• Design exploration-focused content with hidden locations, loot routes, and environmental storytelling
• Build gameplay experiences supporting crafting, taming, PvP/PvE combat, and tribe progression
• Implement gameplay logic and scripted interactions using Blueprints
• Collaborate with environment art teams to bring worlds from graybox to polished production quality
• Optimize large open-world environments for performance and gameplay readability
• Participate in playtesting and gameplay iteration

Requirements

• Professional or indie experience designing levels in Unreal Engine 5
• Strong understanding of open-world survival gameplay design
• Experience creating large environments with meaningful player flow
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine Blueprints
• Knowledge of terrain tools, foliage systems, lighting, and world composition
• Understanding of encounter pacing, risk/reward gameplay, and exploration design
• Strong communication and collaborative skills
• Portfolio demonstrating open-world or survival-style level design work

Tech Stack

• Unreal Engine

Benefits

• We pay 100% of all premiums for the employee and discounted rates for dependent premiums.
• Our coverage includes Medical (3 different plans to choose from), Dental, Vision, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401(k) option, 100% covered Parental Leave, PTO, Paid Holidays, Unlimited Sick Time, and FSA/ HSA options