Senior Game Designer - Systems & Economy

About the role

SOFTGAMES is seeking a Senior Game Designer to own the long-term evolution of existing games with a loyal player base. You will be responsible for designing and optimizing progression, economy, events, and monetization systems to balance player satisfaction with commercial performance. The role involves using data-driven insights to improve retention and engagement while maintaining a cohesive ecosystem of LiveOps events.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Required skills

• Systems design
• Economy design
• Progression design
• LiveOps
• F2P mobile games
• Data analysis
• A/B testing
• Spreadsheet modeling
• English

Nice to have

• Casual games
• Puzzle games
• AI tools

Benefits

• Flexible hours
• Generous vacation
• Home office budget
• Learning & development budget
• High-spec laptop
• Meal allowance
• Home office utility grant
• Annual company retreat

About the Company

SOFTGAMES is a leading instant gaming company that develops casual, social games played by millions across all devices. Based in Berlin with a remote-first culture, the company partners with major platforms like Facebook and Samsung to create the next generation of instant games.