Senior Encounter Designer (World of Tanks)

Job Overview

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. 

What will you do?

• Act as the bridge that connects player combat, enemy combat, and level design teams.
• Own and advocate for the full combat experience, making sure 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 so that several feature teams can build at scale.
• Build combat encounters that challenge players, reward mastery, allow for different playstyles, and support progression goals.
• Analyse player feedback, telemetry, and playtest results to find ways to improve combat feel, pacing, difficulty, and engagement.
• Work with leadership to spot risks, agree on priorities, and keep combat work aligned with the wider goals of the game.
• Hold a high bar for quality, accessibility, usability, and player experience throughout development.

What are we looking for?

• 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 feedback people can act on.
• 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 of how disciplines work together in production.

Work mode

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

Benefits

Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Kyiv include:

• 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  

Please submit your CV in English to ensure smooth processing and review.