Senior Level Designer

SENIOR LEVEL DESIGNER (SPERASOFT)

🕹 FPS / Action
🧠 Senior
💰 Negotiable
⏰ Full-time
🌎 Remote / 👔 Office Belgrade, Serbia 🇷🇸

🦄 Description
Sperasoft is looking for an experienced Level Designer to work on high-quality FPS and action projects. In this role, you will own level design from early concept through final implementation, creating intense, readable and engaging combat spaces that align with the core gameplay vision. You will collaborate closely with art, tech and narrative teams as part of an international production environment.

🚀 Responsibilities
• Own level design from initial concept to final in-game implementation
• Design, build and iterate high-quality levels for FPS and action gameplay
• Create layouts with strong flow, pacing and combat readability
• Design spaces that support AI navigation, combat encounters and player agency
• Implement player guidance systems for intuitive navigation during high-intensity gameplay
• Use terrain, structures and verticality to create tactical depth
• Integrate cover, occlusion, sightline control and funneling techniques
• Place and tune AI, triggers, objectives, pickups and interactive set pieces
• Iterate based on playtests and telemetry to refine difficulty and pacing
• Collaborate closely with art, tech and narrative teams
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to level design documentation

📚 Required Skills
• 5+ years of experience as a Level Designer
• At least one shipped AAA FPS or action title
• Deep understanding of level design principles: flow, pacing, sightlines and encounter design
• Strong experience with modern level design tools, especially Unreal Engine 5
• Excellent spatial thinking and 3D layout skills
• Strong understanding of combat dynamics and arena design
• Knowledge of visual language, traversal readability and combat readability
• Ability to iterate quickly and balance challenge, exploration and rewards
• Strong communication and cross-discipline collaboration skills
• Experience mentoring junior designers

👍 Nice to Have
• Experience contributing to studio-wide level design standards
• Background in large-scale AAA production pipelines

🍪 What we offer
• Work with an international team of world-class professionals
• Challenging projects and high production standards
• Learning and development opportunities including mentoring and conferences
• Medical care package
• Sensibly flexible working hours
• Office benefits including breakfasts, snacks, fruits, tea and coffee
• Permanent full-time employment
• Hybrid working model

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