Lead Level Designer

The role is working within our studio: Tripledot Games

About Tripledot Games:

Tripledot Games is a leading developer and publisher of casual and puzzle games, with a strong presence in London, Warsaw, and Barcelona. The studio is responsible for multiple top 10 titles, including Woodoku, Woodoku Blast, Solitaire, and TripleTile. Our best-in-class data-driven approach spans the entire lifecycle from publishing to machine learning puzzle levels, helping us make fast, smart decisions at every stage of development.

We are also one of the largest IAA operators worldwide. Tripledot Games is a diverse and collaborative studio, home to people from over 36 nationalities. We take pride in our craftsmanship, strong focus on outcomes, and continuous improvement, building high-quality, scalable games that players around the world love.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Lead Level Designer to help drive the creative vision, quality, and production processes of level design across our casual games portfolio. You’ll lead a small team of level designers, provide mentorship and feedback, and work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our levels are fun, innovative, and aligned with our player-first philosophy.

This is a hands-on leadership role: you’ll balance strategy, people management, and direct level creation work—while continuously raising the bar for design quality and player experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the vision and quality of level design across one or more casual titles.
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of level designers—guiding their creative work and helping them grow.
• Drive the full level design process from concept to final polish, ensuring levels are engaging, balanced, and in line with business and design goals.
• Set standards, best practices, and pipelines for level creation, playtesting, and iteration.
• Partner closely with art, product, and development teams to define feature requirements, tools, and production needs.
• Analyze game data and feedback to identify trends, opportunities, and pain points—using this insight to inform decisions.
• Promote a culture of rapid prototyping, playtesting, and feedback-driven iteration.
• Collaborate with tech artists and engineers to improve and expand level design tools.
• Push creative boundaries while maintaining consistency with the game’s tone, pacing, and difficulty curve.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

• 4+ years of experience in level design, with at least 1 year in a lead or senior role.
• Strong expertise in casual game level design.
• A deep understanding of player psychology, pacing, challenge, and reward systems.
• Solid experience working with Unity and basic knowledge of Excel or other balancing tools.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.
• Experience mentoring or managing other designers is a strong plus.
• Comfortable using and helping evolve in-house level design tools and systems.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Working at Tripledot