Remote Combat Designer: Boss Battles & AI

FLIX INTERACTIVE; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Flix Interactive Ltd in the UK is seeking a highly skilled Combat Designer to craft engaging enemy AI, combat encounters, and boss battles. You will collaborate with design, animation, engineering to refine systems and ensure player satisfaction.

This role focuses on prototyping, tuning, and balance, with strong emphasis on boss mechanics, player counterplay, and polish. Remote work is welcome, with the option for West Midlands-based collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing enemy AI, combat encounters, or boss battles on published titles.
• Strong understanding of game AI and enemy behaviour design, including state machines and targeting.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine and Blueprint-based gameplay implementation.
• Deep understanding of combat mechanics across FPS, melee, and third-person action games.
• Ability to prototype AI behaviours quickly and iterate through tuning.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across disciplines.
• Experience leading major boss battles or set-piece encounters.
• Experience with AI frameworks, trees, state machines, or similar systems.
• Experience with Unreal Engine Behaviour Trees, EQS, or AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and iterate on enemy AI, combat behaviours, and encounter systems.
• Lead the design and setup of boss battles, including patterns and phases.
• Collaborate with engineering, animation, VFX, audio, and level design from concept to final polish.
• Design and implement AI behaviours: navigation, targeting, positioning, attack selection, and group behaviours.
• Balance and tune different enemy archetypes for tactical variety.
• Create and maintain design docs covering enemy behaviours and combat systems.

Skills

Enemy AI

Boss battles

Gameplay design

Unreal Engine

Blueprints

AI behaviour

Balancing

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blueprints

EQs

AI Perception

Job description

Flix Interactive Ltd in the UK is seeking a highly skilled Combat Designer to craft engaging enemy AI, combat encounters, and boss battles. You will collaborate with design, animation, engineering to refine systems and ensure player satisfaction.

This role focuses on prototyping, tuning, and balance, with strong emphasis on boss mechanics, player counterplay, and polish. Remote work is welcome, with the option for West Midlands-based collaboration.