Principal Game Designer
People Can Fly
- Warszawa, mazowieckie
- Stała
- Pełny etat
- Constantly test theories, iterate on ideas and challenge assumptions.
- Full ownership of the produced function - from conceptual and paper design, through the prototyping phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization - until delivery of the game.
- Owning, prototyping, iterating on, and implementing and balancing game systems.
- Working with the Creative Director to support the creative vision, long-term design goals, and maintain the quality of the game’s design and content.
- Working with producers to determine tasks and schedules and collaborating on game design documentation.
- Proactively identify workflow issues and offer solutions.
- Designing multiplayer and/or single player gameplay.
- Conduct playtest sessions for involved developers (level designers, artists, animators and programmers) to discuss and improve implemented prototypes.
- Collect and process of player data and feedback and based on that propose changes to the game mechanics.
- Writing proposals and final easy to follow docs for all aspects of the game's design.
- Define game balance and create game balancing systems.
- Build simulations and spreadsheets to evaluate their effectiveness / impact.
- Define the metrics which allow balancing and tuning game.
- Remain current on industry trends, including new game genres, new game design methods and techniques, and trending audio visual excellence.
- Create detailed and easy to follow design documentation.
- Sharing knowledge with less experienced peers.
- Occasionally support Lead in recruitment projects with HR collaboration.
- Occasionally can onboard new hires.
- Pushing the industry standards of game design.
- 80% of time spent in Engine.
- Typically 7+ years of experience in the production of games for consoles and PC.
- Typically at least 2 shipped titles in a senior role, with a history of successful features.
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Strong problem solving and trouble-shooting skills.
- Strong theoretical & practical knowledge of game design practices.
- Excellent creativity to generate innovative concepts, mechanics and ideas.
- Deep understanding of systems design, player psychology, and emerging industry trends.
- Experience with visual scripting systems.
- Excellent knowledge of Unreal Engine.
- Experience working (rapid prototyping) with Unreal Engine.
- Experience working with a variety of established game toolsets.
- Solid experience owning, prototyping, iterating on, and implementing and balancing player progression systems on RPG titles.
- Self-motivation.
- Knowledge of RPG and shooter genre games.
- Strong mentoring skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Previously shipped multiple action RPG, Shooter or similar games with focus on mechanics within 3Cs, AI, combat encounters etc.
- Has a deep understanding of how to create great moment to moment mechanics.
- Scripting experience.
- Detail oriented.
- Bachelor’s degree in game design or any related field
- Private medical healthcare (Vitality) and BUPA dental insurance for PCF's employees and their families.
- Gympass for employees and family members.
- Online Polish and English language classes.
- Access to the pension scheme.
- Flexible working hours.
- Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.
- Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
- Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.
- Private medical healthcare including dental treatment for PCF members and their families (Signal Iduna).
- MultiSport card for you and your family members or friends.
- Free library with a wide range of games and books you have unlimited access to.
- In-company Polish and English language classes.
- Fresh fruit, snacks, and beverages for everyone in the office.
- Flexible working hours.
- Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions are included in the plan for members and their dependents.
- Personal development opportunities and ability to work in a global environment.
- Work in a creative team with people full of passion for what they do.