Senior Encounter Designer (World of Tanks)

The role

You will define and champion the combat experience and encounter philosophy for seasonal and limited-time modes in World of Tanks. You will design, prototype, and refine player combat systems, enemy mechanics, and encounters.

What you will do

• Act as the bridge that connects player combat, enemy combat, and level design teams.
• Own and advocate for the full combat experience.
• 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.
• Build combat encounters that challenge players 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 keep combat work aligned with wider goals.
• Hold a high bar for quality, accessibility, usability, and player experience.

Required 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.
• 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.

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

Before you apply

• This role isn't eligible for relocation & immigration support.
• Please submit your CV in English.

About the company

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Their flagship products include World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.