Game Level Designer

The role

You will design, build, and tune levels for original casual mobile games. You will shape player progression, invent new mechanics, and use playtest data to rebuild levels.

What you will do

• Design, build, and tune levels in Unity or custom level editors
• Prompt AI to improve level design tools
• Shape player progression across the level ramp
• Invent new goals, blockers, and boosters
• Use playtests to find where players struggle or get bored
• Review level-by-level metrics with data partners
• Play and tear down top casual games
• Maintain shared docs on level design and intent
• Partner with engineers to improve the game
• Move across two or more prototypes at different stages

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of professional level design experience on casual games, OR 3+ years of professional experience in related disciplines on mobile games
• Hands-on experience building levels using level editors
• Comfort with Unity and basic game development tools like source control
• Working knowledge of level design fundamentals: progression, pacing, difficulty curves, and onboarding (FTUE)
• Demonstrated experience revising designs based on playtest feedback
• Clear written and verbal communication of design intent

Nice to have

• Shipped levels in a puzzle, word, block, or match game
• Experience reading level funnels and tuning from data
• Familiarity with tools like Looker, BigQuery, Tableau, etc.
• Experience prototyping new mechanics with AI, on paper, or in whitebox
• Fluency with spreadsheets for authoring and tuning content
• Experience taking a game from prototype through soft launch
• Scripting experience (C# or Python)
• Experience with procedural or AI-assisted content generation
• Experience designing or evaluating A/B tests on level content
• Recent examples of silly-little-prototypes or useful tools built with AI

Benefits

• Flexible Discretionary Time Off policy
• Bank holidays
• Generous 401k match
• Discretionary bonuses
• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Continuous professional development opportunities
• Generous parental leave policy
• Yearly on-site events

About the company

Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world. PeopleFun is a Dallas-based game studio and part of Tripledot Studios.