Chinmay Kawale
Game Designer | Level Designer
A creative and technically adept game designer with professional experience in both AAA studios and indie environments. Specialized in level design, gameplay mechanics, FTUE systems, and QA pipelines with a strong foundation in Unity and C#.
Work Experience & Skills
Game Designer / Level Designer – Xansr Technologies
Worked on multiple mobile and web-based casual titles. Designed levels with gradual difficulty progression, conducted playtests, iterated based on feedback, and collaborated with developers to implement new gameplay features and balance game systems.
Dev QA – Xansr Technologies
Built and executed QA pipelines to support in-development features. Provided rapid turnaround feedback, logged issues clearly, and collaborated with game designers to validate gameplay loops, UI interactions, and platform behavior.
FQA Tester – Keywords Studios (Babel Media)
Performed feature-based and compliance testing for games like Sniper Elite 4, Suicide Squad, and Zombie Army 4 across PS4, PS5, Switch, and PC. Wrote detailed test cases, ensured platform TRCs were met, and worked in sprints with cross-functional QA teams.
Level Design & Blockout
Unity & C#
Game Balancing
FTUE Design
QA Testing
Agile / Jira / Trello
Playtesting & Feedback
Game Design Documentation
Projects
Zombie Army 4 — I worked as an FQA tester, focusing on feature-based passes and compliance testing for the Nintendo Switch version.
Sniper Elite 4 — Executed extensive FQA on PS4, verifying gameplay stability, performance, and platform-specific technical requirements.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League — Conducted PS5 & PC testing, ensuring cross-platform functionality, content integration, and certification compliance.
Street Dribble — As Level Designer, adjusted difficulty curves, designed engaging levels, and implemented new features to enhance gameplay on Poki.