Senior Technical Designer, Combat | Unannounced Project Irvine, CA

Your Mission

At Blizzard we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms borders backgrounds and generations only made possible by building a work environment that cultivates the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people.

• Design and implement combat encounters enemy behaviors and supporting gameplay systems.
• Create tune and iterate on combat mechanics attacks abilities and enemy attributes that deliver engaging and responsive gameplay experiences.
• Develop and improve tools workflows and pipelines that enable efficient creation and iteration of combat encounters and gameplay systems.
• Collaborate closely with engineering art design and production partners to bring gameplay features from concept through implementation and polish.
• Partner with level designers to ensure combat spaces support readability pacing navigation and player understanding.
• Prototype gameplay systems and mechanics through scripting and technical design tools.
• Identify workflow tooling and pipeline opportunities that improve development efficiency and game quality.
• Create clear and actionable documentation that communicates design intent implementation details and system functionality.
• Support the continued evolution of combat design practices through feedback collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to the creation of compelling combat experiences that reinforce player engagement and long-term gameplay satisfaction.
  

• 8 years of experience in technical design combat design systems design or a closely related game development discipline.
• Experience contributing to at least one shipped game including ownership of gameplay systems combat encounters enemy behaviors gameplay prototypes or related features.
• Strong scripting experience for game development with the ability to independently build complex gameplay behaviors encounters and prototypes.
• Experience implementing tuning and balancing combat systems abilities enemy behaviors and progression mechanics.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within teams and foster productive partnerships across engineering art design production and other disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to inspire colleagues through an enthusiastic approach to game development and a commitment to continuous improvement of core skills.
• Ability to take initiative and manage responsibilities independently demonstrating strong ownership and accountability.
• Experience working with modern game engines and development tools.
• Strong understanding of combat readability player feedback pacing encounter design and gameplay iteration.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to convey technical and design concepts to a broad range of development partners.
• Experienced and knowledgeable player of a wide range of games with the ability to apply that expertise to gameplay design and development decisions.
• Comfortable operating in a dynamic environment while navigating fluid deadlines and changing priorities with purpose.
  

• Resume.
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant gameplay combat technical design or systems design work.
• Examples of shipped work and a clear description of your contributions to each project.