[Hiring] Senior Encounter Designer @Wargaming

Role Description

We’re looking for an Encounter Designer to help shape the next generation of event modes for World of Tanks at Wargaming. As a senior member of the event team, you will define and champion the combat experience and encounter philosophy behind our seasonal and limited-time modes.

• Act as the bridge that connects player combat, enemy combat, and level design teams.
• Own and advocate for the full combat experience, ensuring player abilities, enemy behaviour, and encounter design fit together into engaging gameplay.
• Design, prototype, and refine player combat systems, enemy mechanics, encounters, and moment-to-moment gameplay.
• Set up combat and encounter design frameworks, standards, and best practices for scalable feature team development.
• Build combat encounters that challenge players, reward mastery, allow for different playstyles, and support progression goals.
• Analyse player feedback, telemetry, and playtest results to improve combat feel, pacing, difficulty, and engagement.
• Work with leadership to spot risks, agree on priorities, and align combat work with the wider goals of the game.
• Hold a high bar for quality, accessibility, usability, and player experience throughout development.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of combat design fundamentals, including pacing, responsiveness, game feel, encounter design, progression, and player mastery.
• Substantial hands-on experience building and balancing combat systems for action games.
• Strong skills in gameplay prototyping, iterative development, tuning, and using playtests to guide design decisions.
• Experience working closely with engineering teams to turn design goals into solid, reliable gameplay features.
• Excellent written and spoken communication, with the ability to explain design intent clearly and give actionable feedback.
• Hands-on experience with current game development tools and engines.
• Solid grasp of what motivates and engages players, how progression systems work, and how great gameplay keeps players coming back.
• Thorough knowledge of game development pipelines and how disciplines work together in production.

Requirements

• Work mode: Remote (from anywhere within Ukraine).
• This role isn't eligible for relocation & immigration support.

Benefits

• 24 business days of annual leave per calendar year.
• 6 personal days per calendar year.
• Career development and education opportunities within the company.
• Premium Private Health Care (with wellness program option).
• Mental well-being program (iFeel).
• Life event bonuses (Employee’s Birthday, Marriage, Child’s Birth, etc.).
• English courses with 50% contribution.
• Employee discounts.
• Personal Gaming Account.
• Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office.
• Company events.
• Seniority Awards.
• Referral program - You can recommend the best talents to the company and receive a reward.