Senior / Principal Gameplay Combat Designer leading core match gameplay design for a competitive football mobile game. Collaborating across teams to enhance the overall gameplay experience.
Responsibilities
Lead Core Match Gameplay Design
Design and iterate key gameplay systems including passing mechanics, shooting systems, dribbling and skill moves, defending and tackling, physical interactions
Continuously improve the game feel, responsiveness, and competitive depth
Player Behavior & AI Systems: Lead the design and tuning of player positioning and spatial awareness, offensive and defensive decision making, tactical execution, dynamic formation transition
Match Balance & Pacing: Responsible for the overall match experience balancing offensive and defensive pacing, skill success rates, player attribute impact, and match fairness
Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with Gameplay Engineers, Animators, Technical Artists, Data Analysts to improve animation startup and transitions, input responsiveness, ball physics, and overall match realism
Competitive Research: Continuously study real-world football tactics, competitive football games (EA FC / eFootball), and high-level player game behaviors and translate those insights into implementable game systems
Requirements
8+ years of experience in game design
Experience in designing core gameplay systems
Experience in competitive or action games
Strong system design and analytical skills
Experience working on sports games (strongly preferred)
Familiar with EA FC Mobile / eFootball Mobile (strongly preferred)
Experience in AI behavior systems design (strongly preferred)
Experience in gameplay balancing (strongly preferred)
Deep understanding of football tactics (strongly preferred)
High-level player of football games (strongly preferred)
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