Senior Combat Designer — Hybrid, Equity, Mobile ARPG

Lightfox Games; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision/dental coverage

401(k) matching

Commuting benefits

Equity

Job summary

Lightfox Games in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Combat Designer for a mobile title under a world-class IP. The role is hybrid, based in our downtown Seattle office with about 50% in-person time.

You will lead combat design, balancing, and iteration, collaborating closely with Engineering, Level Design, and Art to deliver a polished, ship-ready experience. Strong, shipped-title ownership and Unity proficiency are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional game development with senior combat design ownership on a shipped title.
• Strong portfolio showing combat, encounter, and enemy design with clear intent.
• Hands-on experience implementing combat in a game engine, ideally Unity.
• Deep understanding of combat feel, player psychology, and tuning for broader goals.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills in small, fast-moving teams.
• Self-motivated with ownership in early-stage environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and iterate on player abilities, enemy behavior, encounter structure, and feedback loops.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Level Design, and Art to ship polished combat.
• Define and tune combat feel, timing, pacing, and difficulty curves.
• Build and maintain combat design documentation and best practices.
• Playtest and analyze combat using qualitative and data-driven methods.
• Partner with Systems Design to align combat with progression, economy, and live ops.

Skills

Combat design

Enemy design

Encounter design

Player psychology

Balancing & tuning

Tools

Unity

Job description

Lightfox Games in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Combat Designer for a mobile title under a world-class IP. The role is hybrid, based in our downtown Seattle office with about 50% in-person time.

You will lead combat design, balancing, and iteration, collaborating closely with Engineering, Level Design, and Art to deliver a polished, ship-ready experience. Strong, shipped-title ownership and Unity proficiency are required.