Level Designer (Unreal Engine 5)

Octo Games is building an adventure action game inspired by titles like Uncharted and Tomb Raider.
We’re looking for a Level Designer who wants to shape cinematic, readable, and fun-to-play spaces from the very first greybox. You’ll have real influence on moment-to-moment gameplay: player guidance, encounters, pacing, and interactive sequences—implemented directly in Unreal Engine 5.

What makes the role exciting:

• Strong focus on playable greybox quality (fun early, polish later).

• Hands-on ownership: layout + gameplay logic + pacing.

• Level design that blends combat, traversal, set pieces, and environmental storytelling.

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Level blockout / greybox production: design and build playable level geometry at prototype stage, validate metrics, navigation, readability, and flow — while ensuring the space is visually appealing even in greybox (strong composition, silhouettes, points of interest, clear landmarks).

• Player guidance & cinematic staging: lead the player through the level using composition, shape language, lighting cues, and framing to support an adventure-action “cinematic” feel.

• Gameplay scripting in Blueprints: implement level logic (triggers, enemy spawners, simple cutscene moments, interactive objects).

• Balancing & pacing: tune encounter difficulty, resource placement, POIs, and tempo (combat/exploration rhythm).

• Documentation & communication: create top-down maps, flow charts, walkthrough notes, and design descriptions for artists and programmers.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• Strong Unreal Engine 5 proficiency: ability to quickly build playable prototypes (BSP / Modeling Tools workflows).

• Blueprints knowledge: independently script basic gameplay logic (doors, traps, triggers, waves, events).

• Level design fundamentals: navigation, guiding the player, “shape language”, gameplay composition, environmental storytelling.

• Documentation & presentation: comfortable with Miro / Figma / Notion / Confluence to communicate layouts and intent.

• Basic lighting understanding: using light as a tool for player guidance and mood.

• High-level proficiency in Russian and/or Ukrainian, both spoken and written.

  Nice to have

  • Good math intuition (probabilities, economy/resource balance).

  • AI systems experience (NavMesh, Behavior Trees).

  • Strong genre experience (Adventure / Action / Survival).

  • Personal UE4/UE5 prototypes or pet projects

What is important for us in a person?

• Passion for level design and a proactive working style.

• Comfortable with feedback, iteration, and improving levels based on playtests.

• Open, honest communication and a team-first mindset.

Why do we enjoy working here?

• Real ownership and the ability to influence the product and its quality bar.

• Professional, collaborative environment with clear feedback loops.

• Opportunity to grow by working on a systems + creativity role (layout + scripting + pacing).

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Work format: remote

• Paid vacation and sick leave

• Work schedule from 10:00 to 18:00 with flexible hours