Senior Game Designer

Join Crytek as a Senior Game Designer in Frankfurt, Germany, with relocation support and visa assistance for international applicants.

• Take ownership of gameplay and meta features from early concept through to polished in-game implementation.
• Design and support implementation of gameplay and meta systems using proprietary tools.
• Create and maintain asset databases in CRYENGINE to support the team’s work.
• Collaborate closely with design, programming, and QA to build features that meet both creative and technical goals.
• Participate in regular playtests and use feedback to continuously improve your work.
• Iterate on features to achieve a high level of quality, usability, and player experience.
• Work together with other departments to ensure all required resources are aligned and delivered on time.
• Observe and feedback on the game’s LIVE sentiment to stay on top of community hot topics, drive balancing decisions, and help prioritize pain points.
• Share your game design knowledge and support others on the team when needed.
• Contribute ideas to improve tools, systems, and workflows for everyone.
• Partner with QA to identify, debug, and resolve issues in gameplay systems.

• 5+ years of experience in Game Design within the game industry or a similar role.
• Solid understanding of implementing and balancing gameplay and meta systems.
• Strong Game Design skills in a LIVE/GaaS environment.
• Passion for FPS-Games and Extraction Genre.
• Experience with progression systems, economy design, and live service balancing.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly, both verbally and in documentation.
• Motivation to learn, grow, and take on new challenges.
• Willingness to relocate to Frankfurt, Germany.
• Advanced knowledge of Office tools (e.g. Excel macros).
• Knowledge of visual scripting tools or programming languages.
• Experience designing AI and working with behavior trees.
• Experience with character or art pipelines and workflows.
• Active player of Hunt: Showdown 1896.