Scopely is looking for a

Senior Combat Designer

to join our Star Trek Fleet Command team, based in Dublin or Barcelona (hybrid) or remotely from London.

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day – whether in our work environments alongside talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players.

What You Will Do

Own the design and balance of combat gameplay that support strategic player decisions across PvE, PvP, and co‑op content

Build and refine novel gameplay experiences focused on officers, ship tech, ships, and hostile challenges

Create systemic combat experiences that foster meaningful player agency and long‑term investment

Use tools (Excel, Google Sheets) to model combat challenge, economic loops and progression pacing

Collaborate with experienced, driven and passionate designers, product managers, analysts, and engineers to implement features which aim to advance the genre

Evaluate performance using data, player feedback, and your own playtest experience

Design for scale:



plan for long‑term content extensibility and system health

Mentor junior designers and help strengthen combat design across the organisation

What We're Looking For

A deep passion for combat and gameplay design

6+ years of experience designing combat and gameplay systems for live, free‑to‑play games (preferably MMO, 4X, or strategy genres)

Strong ownership mindset – you can own a feature or content stream from vision to launch to iteration

A proven track record of delivering features that balance player fun, engagement, and monetisation

Comfort with KPI targets and using data to inform balance or tuning adjustments

Mastery of spreadsheets and confidence in balancing power curves, pacing, and resource flow

Experience working cross‑functionally and navigating live production environments

A positive, thoughtful, and collaborative approach to game development

Bonus Points

Experience mentoring or leading juni

📌 Senior Combat Designer (Madrid)
🏢 Scopely
📍 Madrid