Senior/Middle Balance Game Designer (remote)

What are you working on?

• Genres: Strategy
• Platforms: PC

About Wild Fields™
Wild Fields is a Malta-based studio with deep Ukrainian roots. Founded by industry veteran Daniel Poludyonny, the studio brings together a seasoned team that’s been making games together for years at N-iX Games. Previously, the team worked on multiple games for Paradox, Supermassive Games, and Netflix, and self-published their first game, Speed Crew, in 2024.

About the project
A “roguelite” real time strategy game with city-building elements and immersive bits, in which you must manage a floating city on an ever-changing alien ocean.

If you are excited about the opportunity to collaborate and grow among passionate experts — we invite you to our team!

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Balance game economies, progression systems, characters, weapons, items, and other gameplay systems

• Create and maintain comprehensive game design documentation (GDDs, feature specifications, balancing documents)

• Propose engaging and creative gameplay features that will improve user experience and engagement

• Playtesting and design debugging

• Analyze player behavior, game metrics, and feedback to drive design decisions

• Idea generation

• Own features throughout the entire development cycle, from concept to release and post-launch support

• Work directly with the team to ensure that the product is of the highest quality

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• 4+ years of overall experience in the game design area

• At least 2 released projects

• Excellent knowledge of mathematics, probability theory, and combinatorics with examples of projects

• Practical, hands-on experience building game economies and balancing formulas for Roguelite and city-builder frameworks

• Experience working on sci-fi projects and a deep understanding of the genre's characteristics

• Understanding of different game genre mechanics, core gameplay and metagame

• Knowledge and deep analysis of trending games on PC

• Good writing skills and ability to describe thoughts in a structured but simple manner

• Passion for making and playing games

• English level: C1 (Advanced)

  Nice to have skills:

• Mathematics education

• Experience designing and balancing complex combat, economic, or strategic systems 

• Practical experience with Unreal Engine 5

• Copywriting skills

• Advanced knowledge Excel/Google Sheets

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible

• A competitive salary and good compensation package

• Personalized career growth

• Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)

• Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing

• Education reimbursement

• Memorable anniversary presents

• Corporate events and team buildings

• Other location-specific benefits

The selection process

• Screening with recruiter

• Technical interview

• Test task