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Overview

Insomniac Games is a video game development studio that makes console action titles, with design, gameplay programming, animation and visual effects roles. It uses contract and staff positions for an upcoming project focused on combat, traversal and camera work. The studio is based in Burbank, California, United States.

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Insomniac Games over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
16
Postings analysed
18
Stack modernity
65/100
Languages
Python22%
C++17%
HLSL6%
Frameworks & libraries
Unity33%
Unreal Engine22%
PyQt6%
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Full Insomniac Games tech stack 16 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$198k
Typical range
$170k – $222k
Open positions
4
3 Jobs
Senior 33.3%
Staff 66.7%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 1 $200k $200k
Staff 2 $209k $195k – $222k
Highest paying role Staff Hero Designer $222k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
84/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
23
20 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
53 days
faster than 26% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Early Careers
64% ▲
Games
28% ▼
Design
4% ▲
Management
4% ▲
Actively hiring for Early Careers (+16 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+19 jobs in a week Oct 2026
Added HLSL to stack Oct 2026
Added Google Workspace to stack Oct 2026
Added Substance 3D Painter to stack Oct 2026
Added Substance 3D Designer to stack Oct 2026
Added 3ds Max to stack Oct 2026
Added Audiokinetic Wwise to stack Oct 2026
Added Jira to stack Oct 2026
New location: United States Oct 2026
Added Miro to stack Sep 2026
Added Confluence to stack Sep 2026
Added Houdini to stack Sep 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
11
Hiring now
1
Countries
6
Busiest office
Burbank
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Burbank United States
HQ
USA-CA-Burbank
22 open roles 22 posted in 90 days 18% engineering $206k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers, Games, Design
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Regional office
Hong Kong
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London United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-London-10GMS
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Amsterdam Netherlands
Regional office
Guerrilla Games Container Office
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Madrid Spain
Regional office
ESP-Madrid-Pedro de Valdivia
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Liverpool United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-Liverpool-Napier Court
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Cambridge United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-Cambridge-Clifton Court
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Bristol United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-Bristol-Hartwell House
careers board
Guildford United Kingdom
Regional office
GBR-Guildford-Wey House
careers board
Mississauga Canada
Regional office
CAN-ON-Mississauga
careers board
Waterloo Canada
Regional office
CAN-ON-Waterloo
careers board

Jobs

Hybrid • Internship • Master's Degree • Burbank
Unity
Unreal Engine
Design
3ds Max
Maya
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Hybrid • Internship • Bachelor's Degree • Burbank
Python
Maya
Substance 3D Painter
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$148k – $222k per year • Hybrid • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Burbank
Unity
Unreal Engine
Design
Maya
Management
Miro
Confluence
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$150k – $170k per year • Remote (United States) • Contractor • United States
Houdini
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Maya
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$164k – $200k per year • Hybrid • Contractor • Bachelor's Degree • Burbank
C++
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$153k – $195k per year • Hybrid • Bachelor's Degree • Burbank
Unity
Unreal Engine
Design
Maya
Adobe Illustrator
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