Senior Level Designer

People Can Fly is one of the leading independent AAA game development studios with an international team working from offices in Poland, the UK, Ireland, the US, and Canada, as well as remotely. Founded in 2002, the studio is known for shooter genre titles such as Painkiller, Bulletstorm, Gears of War: Judgment, and Outriders. Current projects include Gears of War: E-Day, Project Echo, and Lost Rift, with exploration into VR and other unannounced projects.

• Typically 5+ years of professional level design experience.
• At least one successful shipped AAA title on PC or console.
• Experience in level design theory and practice (chokepoints, routes, lines of sight, engagement distances).
• Experience working with shooter genre.
• Ability to process, understand, and implement feedback.
• Great understanding of creative and game development processes.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine 4 or 5 and Unreal Engine Editor.
• Proficiency with Atlassian software (JIRA, Confluence).
• Self-motivation.
• Good mentoring skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Nice to have:

• Experience with scripting languages and understanding of programming paradigms and concepts.
• Knowledge of Maya, 3DS Max, or similar 3D package.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5.
• Experience with Unreal Blueprint.

• Blocking out and building levels as well as heavy iterating on them (playtesting and providing/implementing feedback).
• Collaborating with the art department to ensure levels are of the highest visual quality while retaining gameplay and fun.
• Collaborating with design and code teams to make maps as fun as possible and integrate new features into built-in levels.
• Full ownership from paper design, through whitebox phase, scripting, iteration, debugging, optimization until the game ships.
• Manage or supervise work of established Strike Teams.
• Bug fixing and describing case studies in the knowledge base.
• Sharing knowledge with less experienced peers.
• Occasionally support Lead in recruitment projects with HR collaboration.
• Occasionally onboard new hires.
• Spend 80% of time working in the Engine.

*The role is open to candidates only from the game industry who are based in Europe.

PCF is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on legally protected statuses.