Principal Level Designer - Unannounced Project

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Principal Level Designer – Unannounced Project Department and team Production / Design Status Permanent Full-Time Location Montreal, QC About Behaviour Interactive Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK - North and Behaviour UK - South) and the Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam). The role Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment! At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law. As a Senior Level Designer, you are the architect of player experience: you build the spaces where every fight, decision, and story moment happens. You think in terms of flow, sightlines, pacing, and risk/reward. You know that a great map is a system as much as it is a place, one that holds up under the weight of dozens of playtests and still surprises players on their hundredth match. You're equally comfortable sketching a rough flow diagram and getting hands-on in engine to block out and test your ideas yourself. At this stage, you won't just execute a brief, you will help define what "good" looks like for the team, mentor through example and partner closely with art, tech, and design leadership to make sure the spaces you build serve both gameplay and vision. In this role you will : * Take ownership of a map for the full length of the prototype, pushing it from blockout to a polished, art-integrated playable level. * Design and iterate on multiplayer maps / arenas / battlefields for an asymmetrical FPS, balancing tight, readable spaces with meaningful tactical options and strong use of verticality. * Define the rules of navigation for the game and translate them into concrete gameplay implications. * Establish and maintain the level design metrics for the game (scale, pacing, cover spacing, engagement distances, traversal timing) to support multiple modes of traversal. * Work hand-in-hand with the Art Director, tech, and environment artists rapidly prototyping ideas in Blueprints to validate gameplay before committing to production. * Help establish and protect the core gameplay loop during the prototype phase, prioritizing what's essential over full-game scope.   What we're looking for : * Minimum of 7 years of level design experience. * Proven experience designing multiplayer maps, arenas, or battlefields: spaces with high replay value, multiple viable strategies, and strong, deliberate verticality. * Strong, hands-on experience with Unreal Engine and solid experience with Blueprints, comfortable scripting your own prototypes alongside programmers. * Experience shipping or prototyping multiplayer games, with a demonstrated ability to prototype quickly and test gameplay ideas fast. * Solid fundamentals in space, pacing, flow, and player guidance, with the ability to project unfinished blockouts into a final art vision alongside the art team. * Comfortable designing for sci-fi/futuristic settings and the conventions of FPS / asymmetrical shooters, with strong collaboration skills across distributed teams. Apply now Share this job About Behaviour Interactive Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,300 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained more than 60 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Take-Two, among many others. Over more than 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places to Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK - North and Behaviour UK - South) and the Netherlands (Behaviour Rotterdam). Life at Behaviour Learn more See all open positions Apply now Share this job