Technical Game Designer (2D mobile game)

Nekki is a game development studio with over 20 years of experience. We create games for mobile, PC, and consoles, focusing on product quality and player experience.
The Shadow Fight series and Vector have been downloaded over 1 billion times, and we continue to grow and support these franchises. At the same time, we’re building new titles: SPINE and Fight Me.

We are currently looking for a Technical Game Designer to join the team of our idle battler game Fight Me.

Fight Me! is an exciting idle fighting game that puts you in the role of a fight club manager. The game blends the genres of battler and collectible card game, offering players a wealth of new game design possibilities. This fusion creates an entire universe with unique 2D art style, high-quality visuals, and captivating animations.

Responsibilities:

• Configure game entities, balance, and mechanics through project config files
• Prepare, edit, annotate, embed, and set up animation and graphic assets in the game engine
• Maintain the structure of asset storage within the project
• Analyze developed solutions and identify areas for improvement
• Work closely and directly with the Game Design, Dev, Narrative, Animation, Art, and UI/UX departments

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience within a commercial project
• Experience with Spine (or willingness to learn)
• Experience working with JSON and YAML
• Experience with Git
• Experience working with AI and AI agents
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• A love for video games

Will be a plus:

• Ability to animate in Spine
• Programming skills (JavaScript / TypeScript / Java / Kotlin or any other language)
• Experience with game engines (Unity, Unreal, Godot, etc.)
• Personal pet projects
• Experience in game and/or web development

We offer:

• A great team with a friendly and informal work environment (we share colleagues' interests, play video games together, and organize internal game jams)

• Support of professional development, participation in specialized conferences and educational events

• Remote work from all over the world

• Working hours from 10 AM to 7 PM (GMT+3) with possibility of adjustment

• Competitive salary (depending on professional qualifications)