Senior Game Designer – Systems, Economy

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📋 Description

• Own the long-term evolution of one or two existing games with loyal player bases
• Design, balance, and optimize economy, progression, and reward systems
• Create player motivation loops across events, features, and monetization
• Develop and maintain a cohesive ecosystem of LiveOps events
• Design systems that improve retention, engagement, and monetization while preserving player experience
• Build and maintain economy models, balancing spreadsheets, and simulations
• Use data to identify player friction points, progression bottlenecks, and monetization opportunities
• Collaborate with Product, BI, UA, Art, and Development teams
• Analyze Retention, ARPDAU, Conversion, LTV, and Engagement KPIs
• Drive feature and event improvements through testing, iteration, and experimentation
• Communicate design rationale, trade-offs, and recommendations across the team

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing and operating successful F2P mobile games
• Strong experience in systems design, economy design, progression design, and LiveOps
• Proven track record working on casual or puzzle games
• Deep understanding of player motivation, retention mechanics, and monetization design
• Ability to design and evaluate A/B tests and translate data into actionable improvements
• Comfortable making decisions based on KPIs and player behavior
• Self-driven and proactive
• Ability to quickly understand new games, systems, and player audiences and take ownership across projects
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and experience building balancing, simulation, and forecasting models
• Excellent communication skills in English, verbal and written
• Passion for creating engaging and sustainable player experiences
• Proficient in using AI tools to improve productivity, analysis, and decision making
• Qualified applicants must complete a design test

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first work: fully remote from wherever you do your best work, or use the Berlin office whenever you like
• Flexible hours
• No crunch culture and no overtime
• Generous vacation
• Home office budget
• Training budget for learning and development
• High-spec laptop
• Monthly meal allowance
• Monthly home office utility grant covering electricity and internet costs
• Company swag
• Annual company retreat

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