Senior Stealth & Combat Designer (Unannounced Project)

11 bit studios S.A., a company located in Warsaw, working on an unannounced project in the gaming industry.

• 7+ years of professional experience in Combat design, Gameplay Design, Technical Design, AI Design or related discipline.
• Shipped at least two PC or console titles, including one where you owned a significant gameplay feature from concept to release.
• Strong experience designing stealth gameplay, combat gameplay or both.
• Deep understanding of player agency, gameplay readability, encounter design, and moment-to-moment pacing.
• Experience designing NPC behaviors, enemy archetypes, and AI-driven gameplay systems.
• Practical experience working directly in Unreal Engine.
• Strong knowledge of Blueprints, Behavior Trees, State Trees or equivalent gameplay scripting solutions.
• Hands-on approach to gameplay implementation.
• Proven ability to define and drive long-term vision of complex gameplay systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Highly organized, self-driven and comfortable taking ownership with minimal supervision.
• Ability to balance creative vision with technical constraints and production realities.
• Experience creating concise, actionable gameplay documentation.
• Ownership mindset to independently drive complex gameplay features.
• Communication skills in English and Polish (minimum B2 level).

• Own stealth and combat systems, NPC behaviours, enemy archetypes, encounters, and combat spaces.
• Manage player feedback and balance moment-to-moment gameplay loop.
• Drive features from concept to final polish.
• Collaborate closely with gameplay and AI programmers, animation, level design, UI/UX, VFX, audio, and production.
• Ensure overall quality, consistency, and feel of stealth/combat experience.

This position requires working in a hybrid model in the Warsaw office, specifically 3 days in office, 2 days remote, with additional remote days per year. Candidates must have communication skills in English and Polish (minimum B2 level).