Technical Game Designer

Job Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Technical Game Designer to join our team working on World of Tanks: HEAT. The game has hero shooter elements, where tank commanders engage in thrilling PvP battles while driving mighty vehicles. You will focus on supporting the team by helping to implement content, expose how the engine and engine tools work and be the point of contact for tool requests.

Reports to

Lead Game  Designer

What will you do?

• Learn and master the game vision as set by the Lead Game Designer and Product Director;
• Learn, master and design improvements for our engine and engine tooling.
• Work with the game and level design teams to understand their tooling needs to prototype and implement their work;
• Help bring the tooling requests and engine improvements to the engine team in a clear and structured manner;
• Help test and improve the tooling that is created;
• Create and maintain documentation for knowledge sharing;
• Help improve overall implementation process for the game design and level design teams.
• Technical support for other designers and occasionally help other game designers with implementation tasks when needed.

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience as a technical designer;
• A track record of shipping FPS/TPS titles on PC or Consoles;
• Experience working on PvP/PVE shooters;
• Experience with modern engines like Unreal Engine or Unity, especially experience with Blueprints and State Machines and / or similar technologies
• Ability to build effective solutions within technical limitations;
• Being an active player on PC and Console;
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility;
• Proficiency in English (Full Professional level);
• Desire to learn and explore how things work;

What additional skills will help you stand out?

• You've worked with LiveOps on shipped games;
• Background in Vehicle shooters;
• Ability to learn fast;
• Experience in prototyping game mechanics;
• Experience with scripting and / or programming languages like Lua, Python, C++, etc.

Work mode

Hybrid (4 days of work from the office)

Benefits

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

• 21 days annual leave (additional days based on years of service: up to 25 days) 
• Additional paid time off (5 Personal Days, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave) 
• Sick Leave (10 days top-up to statutory allowance per year)
• Maternity Leave (18 weeks top-up to statutory allowance per case)
• Career development and education opportunities within the company
• English Language courses fully covered by the company upon Manager's approval
• Premium Private Health Care
• Mental well-being program (iFeel)
• Onsite gym and spa
• Free parking close to the Nicosia offices, based on availability
• Free drinks-equipped kitchen in every floor building
• Hellenic Bank benefits
• Employee discounts (e.g. restaurants, bars, etc.)
• Personal Gaming Account 
• Onsite canteen with subsidized prices for food and drinks
• Company events, Social Clubs
• 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. About Wargaming 

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 15 offices worldwide, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Vilnius. Our diverse and multicultural team works together to deliver a top-class experience to millions of players who enjoy Wargaming's titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.

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