Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and implement enemy behaviors, AI systems, and boss encounters that align with the vision of Warframe.
• Collaborate with animation, programming, and level design teams to ensure enemies and bosses are smoothly integrated and deliver a polished player experience.
• Guide and collaborate with the tools team to enhance the development flow for enemies, ensuring efficient and flexible processes for rapid iteration and testing.
• Develop and balance a diverse roster of enemies, mini-bosses, and main bosses, maintaining a consistent and engaging combat flow.
• Create compelling AI behaviors, attack patterns, and dynamic challenges for enemies and bosses, providing a fair yet exciting experience for players.
• Analyze combat data, player feedback, and internal playtests to refine and iterate on enemy and boss designs.
• Work closely with the narrative and art teams to ensure that enemies and bosses enhance the game’s story and thematic elements.
• Document and communicate enemy and boss design concepts clearly, ensuring alignment across all development teams.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and innovations in enemy and boss design, bringing fresh ideas to the team.
• Participate in playtests, providing and receiving constructive feedback to continuously improve combat encounters.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Combat Designer or related role in the video game industry, with a focus on enemies and bosses.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enemy AI, behaviors, and boss encounters for action-oriented games, ideally in live service or multiplayer environments.
• Must have experience working on a 1st-person or 3rd-person game.
• Strong understanding of player feedback loops, hit detection, and animation timing to create responsive and satisfying combat interactions.
• Experience with game engines and familiarity with tools for designing AI and combat encounters.
• Ability to analyze gameplay data and user feedback to inform design decisions and balance combat features.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced development environment.
• Passionate about action games and a deep understanding of what makes enemy and boss encounters engaging and memorable.
• Familiarity with Warframe’s core gameplay mechanics and combat systems.

Preferred Extras

• Experience with live service games and an understanding of ongoing balancing and content updates.
• Expertise in melee combat design and experience working on action-combat or character-action games.
• Familiarity with Warframe’s enemy design philosophy and a strong understanding of its community and player expectations.
• Basic skills in visual scripting or prototyping tools
• An avid gamer with a passion for creating compelling enemy and boss encounters, and a fan of Warframe or similar titles.