Technical Game Designer (World of Tanks:HEAT)

Wargaming

Job Summary

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.

Must Have

  • 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
  • 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

Good to Have

  • 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.

Perks & Benefits

  • Additional vacation days based on years of service at Wargaming: up to 5 days on top of the statutory minimum
  • Additional paid time off (5 Personal Days, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave)
  • Sick Leave Compensation, Maternity Leave Benefits
  • Premium Private Health Insurance
  • Career development and education opportunities within the company
  • English clubs and platform for learning languages
  • Mental well-being program (iFeel)
  • Commuting allowance
  • Company events
  • FitPass membership
  • Discounts for employees
  • Personal Gaming Account
  • Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office
  • On-site canteen with subsidized prices for food and drinks
  • Seniority Awards
  • Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward

Job Description

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 Belgrade include:

  • Additional vacation days based on years of service at Wargaming: up to 5 days on top of the statutory minimum
  • Additional paid time off (5 Personal Days, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave)
  • Sick Leave Compensation, Maternity Leave Benefits
  • Premium Private Health Insurance
  • Career development and education opportunities within the company
  • English clubs and platform for learning languages
  • Mental well-being program (iFeel)
  • Commuting allowance
  • Company events
  • FitPass membership
  • Discounts for employees
  • Personal Gaming Account
  • Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office
  • On-site canteen with subsidized prices for food and drinks
  • 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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9 Skills Required For This Role

Cpp Unreal Unity Game Texts Prototyping Level Design Blueprints Python Lua