Lead Technical Designer| Diablo | Irvine, CA or Albany, NY

About the role

We Need You
The minions of hell are growing stronger… Join us as we continue to shape the Diablo universe!

We are seeking a Lead Technical Designer to assist in the creation of new ARPG experiences within one of Blizzard’s most iconic worlds, Diablo.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of technical designers, providing direction on priorities, deliverables, and career development.
• Coach and mentor designers on implementation, workflows, and tools.
• Collaborate closely with design, engineering, art, QA, and production to align solutions and execution.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for content reviews, standards, and best practices.
• Champion improvements to designer workflows, identifying inefficiencies and driving solutions.
• Analyze existing pipelines and tools to determine areas for enhancement.
• Partner with engineering to request, define, and refine tool and workflow improvements.
• Create, maintain, and reinforce standards and best practices for technical design.
• Review and troubleshoot game content to ensure quality, cleanliness, and performance.
• Simplify complex systems and content to improve usability and scalability.
• Contribute hands-on where needed, including debugging and resolving content issues.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in game design on AAA titles, including technical design experience, with a track record of shipping content across multiple areas (systems, levels, encounters, UI, etc.).
• Experience leading, mentoring, or guiding developers, with accountability for team delivery and quality outcomes.
• Experience developing and evolving pipelines, workflows, and development processes to support scalable content creation.
• Strong understanding of technical design principles, pipelines, and content creation workflows, including a deep familiarity with game editors.
• Proficiency in scripting or programming gameplay systems and content, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical and content-related issues.
• Able to create and communicate clear design documentation for tools, systems, and workflows.
• Experience collaborating across disciplines to deliver complex features or systems, with strong communication skills that align cross-functional partners.
• Able to balance hands-on technical execution with leadership responsibilities in a dynamic development environment.
• A collaborative, team-oriented approach, with a passion for improving workflows, tools, and developer experience.

Extra Points

• Previous design experience for ARPG / Open World / Multiplayer games.
• Passion for new and emerging workflows.
• Previous experience training developers on best practices.
• Authoring game content using the Lua scripting language.
• Familiarity with Blizzard worlds and gameplay, especially within the dark fantasy of Diablo.