Senior Game Designer – Systems & Economy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the long-term development of one or two established games with dedicated player communities.

• Design, balance, and enhance economy, progression, and reward systems.

• Develop player motivation loops across various events, features, and monetization strategies.

• Create and sustain a cohesive ecosystem of LiveOps events.

• Design systems that enhance retention, engagement, and monetization while ensuring a positive player experience.

• Construct and maintain economy models, balancing spreadsheets, and simulations.

• Utilize data to pinpoint player friction points, progression bottlenecks, and monetization opportunities.

• Collaborate with Product, BI, UA, Art, and Development teams.

• Analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Retention, ARPDAU, Conversion, LTV, and Engagement.

• Propel feature and event enhancements through testing, iteration, and experimentation.

• Articulate design rationale, trade-offs, and recommendations throughout the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in designing and managing successful free-to-play mobile games.

• Extensive experience in systems design, economy design, progression design, and LiveOps.

• Demonstrated success in working on casual or puzzle games.

• Profound understanding of player motivation, retention mechanics, and monetization strategies.

• Capable of designing and assessing A/B tests and converting data into actionable enhancements.

• Comfortable making decisions grounded in KPIs and player behavior analysis.

• Self-motivated and proactive.

• Quick to grasp new games, systems, and player demographics, with the ability to take ownership of projects.

• Advanced spreadsheet proficiency with experience in building balancing, simulation, and forecasting models.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English.

• Enthusiastic about creating engaging and sustainable player experiences.

• Proficient in utilizing AI tools for enhanced productivity, analysis, and decision-making.

• Candidates must complete a design test to qualify.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first: work fully remote or from the Berlin office.

• Flexible working hours.

• No crunch culture and no overtime.

• Generous vacation policy.

• Home office budget.

• Training budget for personal and professional development.

• High-spec laptop provided.

• Monthly meal allowance.

• Monthly home office utility grant to assist with electricity and internet costs.

• Company swag.

• Annual company retreat.