Senior/Middle Balance Game Designer

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!
 

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
   

Requirements: 

• 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:

• 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
   

We offer*:

• 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

*not applicable for freelancers