Senior Gameplay Designer — Unreal AI & Combat Encounters

HellaGoodAudio; Montreal; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

We are an equal opportunity / AFFIRM.

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Equal opportunity employer

Incentives (annual/long-term)

Health & Wellness

Time Off to Recharge

Financial Well-being

Life & Family Support

Volunteer and Community Initiatives

Learning & Development

Exclusive Perks

Job summary

Skeleton Key, a division of Wizards of the Coast, is seeking an experienced Senior Gameplay Designer to join our Montreal team and help bring our first AAA game to life.

You will design, implement, and tune enemies, abilities, and combat systems, build NPC AI with Unreal Engine tools and visual scripting, and collaborate across design, animation, engineering, and level teams to craft engaging encounters.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience designing combat for action or action RPG titles.
• Experience creating enemies, abilities, AI behaviors, and encounters.
• Strong Unreal Engine and visual scripting skills.
• A deep understanding of combat pacing, balance, readability, and player feedback.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• At least one shipped AAA or comparable title.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and tune enemies, abilities, and combat behaviors.
• Create NPC AI using Unreal Engine tools and visual scripting.
• Build engaging encounter compositions that support pacing and progression.
• Take gameplay features from prototype through implementation and polish.
• Balance combat difficulty, enemy roles, and player-facing feedback.
• Collaborate with design, animation, engineering, and level teams.
• Provide feedback and mentorship to other gameplay designers.

Skills

Senior combat design

Unreal Engine

Visual scripting

AI and combat balance

Team collaboration

AAA title shipped

Job description

Skeleton Key, a division of Wizards of the Coast, is seeking an experienced Senior Gameplay Designer to join our Montreal team and help bring our first AAA game to life.

You will design, implement, and tune enemies, abilities, and combat systems, build NPC AI with Unreal Engine tools and visual scripting, and collaborate across design, animation, engineering, and level teams to craft engaging encounters.