Senior / Principal Game Designer (3C & Player Experience)

Flying Wild Hog is a game development studio headquartered in Poland, known for creating action games with fast-paced gameplay and memorable worlds. They have developed titles such as Shadow Warrior, Hard Reset, Trek to Yomi, and Evil West, and are currently working on Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis in partnership with Crystal Dynamics.

• 7+ years of professional game design experience focusing on 3C, action mechanics, or combat design.
• Experience in at least one shipped AA or AAA action title in a Senior or Principal role.
• Strong expertise in third-person perspective mechanics, camera systems, character feel, and player responsiveness.
• High proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 and Blueprints for rapid prototyping.
• Deep understanding of game feel fundamentals including timing, feedback loops, animation state machines, input buffering, and camera behaviour.
• Proactive and independent mindset with ability to own complex features and resolve technical challenges.
• Strong communication skills to articulate design decisions across animation, tech, and art teams.
• Mentorship capabilities to support junior and mid-level designers.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Nice to have:

• Experience designing action combat systems such as melee, ranged, enemy behaviours, or boss encounters.
• Solid understanding of technical constraint management and optimisation in UE5.

• Drive the design and polish of Camera, Character, and Controls (3C) to ensure seamless and responsive third-person gameplay.
• Build, test, and iterate character movement, controls, and combat interactions using Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints.
• Take gameplay mechanics from concept through technical execution, balancing, and final polish.
• Collaborate with Animation, Code, and Level Design teams to develop reactive character behaviors and gameplay loops.
• Tune animation windows, camera behavior, and input responsiveness for mechanical clarity.
• Mentor designers to elevate game feel expertise and overall design quality.
• Partner with Engine and Tech teams to improve iteration tools and workflows for 3C development.