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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 33 days Insomniac Games's roles stay open a median of 51 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Insomniac Games's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Insomniac Games
- high 6 stale, 0 reposted of 10 open
- Hiring momentum
- 11 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Insomniac Games's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Insomniac Games.
About this role
The Lead Systems Designer at Insomniac Games will manage and mentor a team of Systems Designers while also engaging in hands-on design work for gameplay systems in a large-scale game production. Responsibilities include overseeing design, prototyping, and iteration of various gameplay systems, collaborating with other departments, and ensuring the quality and timely delivery of design work. The role also involves creating documentation, maintaining schedules, and fostering a creative and supportive work environment.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Insomniac Games as an employer.
What you need
- Experience managing and mentoring a team of Systems Designers
- Ability to prototype, implement, and iterate on gameplay systems
- Intermediate knowledge of level editing tools and scripting (Unreal Engine, Unity, or similar)
- Intermediate knowledge of Maya or other major 3D modeling programs
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
Nice to have
- Experience with Adobe Illustrator
- UE4 Blueprint scripting skills
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves both management and hands-on design work, which may vary in balance
- Background checks conducted at the offer stage
Summarised from Insomniac Games's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Insomniac Games on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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