Senior Game Designer (Systems & Economy)

At SOFTGAMES, we build games played by millions of players worldwide. We are looking for a Senior Game Designer (Systems & Economy) to help take one of our leading puzzle games to the next level.

In this role, you will own the design and optimization of the game’s progression, economy, events, and monetization systems. Your mission is to create compelling short-, mid-, and long-term goals that keep players engaged for months and years while maximizing player satisfaction and business performance.

Qualified applicants will be expected to complete a design test.

Your Role:

• Design, balance, and optimize the game’s economy, progression, and reward systems.
• Create engaging player motivation loops across events, features, and monetization.
• Develop and maintain a cohesive ecosystem of LiveOps events, ensuring they work together rather than compete for player attention.
• Design systems that improve retention, engagement, and monetization while preserving a great player experience.
• Build and maintain economy models, balancing spreadsheets, and simulations.
• Use data to identify player friction points, progression bottlenecks, and monetization opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with Product, BI, UA, Art, and Development teams to improve game performance.
• Analyze KPIs such as Retention, ARPDAU, Conversion, LTV, and Engagement to guide design decisions.
• Drive feature and event improvements through continuous testing, iteration, and experimentation.
• Clearly communicate design rationale, trade-offs, and recommendations across the team.

Your Profile:

• 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.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to design, execute and translate data with e.g. A/B Tests into actionable improvements.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and experience building balancing models.
• Comfortable making decisions based on KPIs and player behavior.
• Self-driven and proactive, with the ability to identify opportunities without waiting for direction.
• Proficient in using AI tools for data analysis.
• Deep passion for games.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.

Benefits:

SOFTGAMES offers a competitive package, including:

• Remote-first, your way — Work fully remote from wherever you do your best work, or drop into our modern Berlin office whenever you like. You choose
• Flexible hours — Structure your working hours to your needs. No crunch culture. No overtime
• Generous vacation — Time to recharge, wherever in the world you are
• Home office budget — We fund your setup so your home office actually works for you
• Learning & development — Training budget for everyone, whether you're deepening expertise or picking up something entirely new
• Top-tier equipment — A high-spec laptop, ready to get your best work done
• Meal allowance — A monthly budget dedicated to your lunches
• Home office utility grant — We cover a monthly contribution toward your electricity and internet costs
• Company swag — Hoodies, bags, mugs — the good stuff
• Company retreat — At least once a year, the whole company comes together to connect, align, and celebrate. Our events in general are epic but our off-site Retreat is one of a kind.