Senior Combat Designer in Katowice

Looking to break the mold and build unforgettable games? Join a game dev studio run by actual gamers. Bloober Team is not your usual layoff-prone studio. We've got a solid foundation with big plans for the future and believe strongly in creating a collaborative environment where every voice matters. Here, you'll have the chance to co-create and leave your mark on the gaming industry, working on exciting new projects that all share Bloober Team’s unique horror-infused DNA.

Co-create w/ us:

• Inclusive culture: We believe in fostering a welcoming atmosphere where everyone feels valued and empowered.
• Remote-friendly options: We offer flexibility, allowing you to contribute your best work from wherever you thrive.
• Solid foundation: As a financially stable company with a clear vision, we invest heavily in our team and our projects.
• Passionate team: You'll be surrounded by dedicated individuals who share your love for creating compelling horror experiences.

Currently we are looking for:

Senior Combat Designer

Within this role you will:

• Design, implement, tune and maintain combat systems, character moves, abilities, items, weapons and overall character development/progression.
• Ownership of the core combat mechanic and specification of associated animation.
• Ownership of the development of combat features and improvement efforts, from iteration through delivery to players.
• Planning for AI needs, behaviour scripting, and tuning to create varied combat encounters.
• Maintain clear and concise documentation for all combat mechanics, balance, and systems.
• Validation of all combat design scoping estimates.
• Utilization of team, player and focus feedback to improve the look and feel of the combat experience.
• Collaboration with animation and audio teams to determine general feel and pace of combat actions utilizing third person animations.

Job requirements:

Feel free to apply if you have:

• Minimum 4+ years of game development experience, with at least 2 years in Combat Design role on a shipped title with PVE experience.
• Experience collaborating with animation/character/vfx/sfx teams to define and refine the combat feel, timing, readability, and physicality of enemies, player actions, and gameplay mechanics.
• Proven experience designing and iterating on a wide range of combat encounters, including single-enemy engagements, multi-enemy compositions, and wave-based scenarios. Experience with boss-battles is a big plus.
• Experience directly tuning the animation graphs and timing windows for attacks, blocks, branching actions, hit reactions and other key combat animations.
• Ability to make high-level systemic design decisions, clearly document the underlying principles and constraints, and communicate them effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent knowledge in developing AI - design enemy archetype, work in behaviour trees, tuning animation frame data. Experience in boss battle design would be a huge plus.
• Great written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong experience in studio and field recording.
• Ability to think logically and break down complex problems, with attention to detail.

It would be also nice to have:

• Experience developing third person melee and ranged combat.
• Exceptional attention to details.
• Love of computer and console horror games.