Senior Stealth & Combat Designer (Unannounced Project)

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This position requires working in hybrid model in our Warsaw office

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What will you be doing on a day-to-day basis?

In this role, you will be responsible for the stealth and combat systems, NPC behaviours, enemy archetypes, encounters and combat spaces, player feedback, and balancing the moment-to-moment related gameplay loop. You'll drive features from concept to final polish, working closely with gameplay and AI programmers, animation, level design, UI/UX, VFX, audio and production, while owning the overall quality, consistency and feel of the stealth/combat experience.

Job requirements

What will help you succeed in this role?

• 7+ years of professional experience in Combat design, Gameplay Design, Technical Design, AI Design or a related discipline.

• Shipped at least two PC or console titles, including one where you owned a significant gameplay feature from concept to release.

• Strong experience designing stealth gameplay, combat gameplay or both.

• Deep understanding of player agency, gameplay readability, encounter design and moment-to-moment pacing.

• Experience designing NPC behaviors, enemy archetypes and AI-driven gameplay systems.

• Practical experience working directly in Unreal Engine.

• Strong knowledge of Blueprints, Behavior Trees, State Trees or equivalent gameplay scripting solutions.

• Hands-on approach to gameplay implementation, not only documentation.

• Proven ability to define and drive the long-term vision of complex gameplay systems, ensuring consistency throughout development.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to quickly identify gameplay issues, prototype solutions and iterate based on testing and player feedback.

• Strong communication skills: openness to feedback and experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

• Highly organized, self-driven and comfortable taking ownership of complex features with minimal supervision.

• Ability to balance creative vision with technical constraints and production realities.

• Experience creating concise, actionable gameplay documentation.

• Ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive complex gameplay features.

• Communication skills in English and Polish (minimum B2 level)

Portfolio (required)

Please submit a portfolio with examples of:

• Combat mechanics you've designed and implemented.

• Enemy archetypes, AI behaviours or combat systems you've created.

• Hands-on implementation of gameplay features, not only design documentation.

• Examples that illustrate your design process, iteration and problem-solving approach.

What we offer?

Health and Wellness

• psychological support/care

• private medical package

• Multisport

Development

• team training budget

• in-office library

Our office

• near Metro Stadion Narodowy and Dworzec Wschodni stations

• dog-friendly

• in-house gym

• no dress code

• car and bike parking

• chill zone

• video, board and arcade games

Working conditions

• flexible working hours

• hybrid work (3 days from office, 2 days from home + additional pool of remote days per year)

• 20 or 26 days of fully-paid holiday leave

• international working environment

Events and more

• attendance in game dev events

• relocation budget for candidates from abroad

• referral program

• annual company events

• merch/swag

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