SOFTGAMES is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our fully remote team and help shape our new casual Match-3 title.
As a Senior Game Designer at SOFTGAMES, you’ll play a key role in defining and delivering the player experience — focusing strongly on level design, while also contributing to systems and economy design.
You’ll report to the Producer and Lead Game Designer, collaborating closely with art and development to ensure cohesive and high-quality gameplay.
Your Role:
Design and iterate on levels that provide variety, challenge, and a strong sense of progression.
Support the development of game systems, mechanics, and economy structures that complement core gameplay.
Collaborate closely with the Producer, game designers, artists, and developers to bring features from concept to final implementation.
Translate creative ideas into clear, actionable design documentation.
Use data and playtesting feedback to refine level balance and gameplay pacing.
Contribute to discussions and decisions about game direction and design priorities.
Your Profile:
Passionate about mobile and casual games, with a strong interest in Match-3 design and trends.
5+ years of experience in mobile game design, ideally including work on live or shipped F2P titles.
Proven experience in Level Design, from concepting to balancing and polishing.
Solid understanding of F2P mechanics, player motivation, and progression design.
Comfortable working with spreadsheets, data, and KPIs to analyze and tune gameplay.
Strong communicator, able to work effectively in a distributed, agile environment.
Takes ownership and follows designs through from idea to implementation.
Fluent in English, with clear communication and documentation skills.
Located within time zones between GMT and GMT+3 (Europe-based)
Bonus:
Experience designing levels or systems for Match-3 or other casual puzzle games.
Familiarity with prototyping new gameplay mechanics
Experience balancing progression and difficulty curves in F2P games.
Benefits:
SOFTGAMES offers a competitive package, including:
Remote first - We have a flexible working setup. Either fully remote wherever you are or on-site in our modern office in central Berlin - You decide.
Flexible working hours - Structure your working hours to your needs. No crunch, no overtime!
Generous vacation regulation no matter where you are!
Home office allowance - Working from home but something is missing? We offer a budget to make your home office as productive as possible.
Further Training - Everyone at SOFTGAMES is offered training opportunities to strengthen their skills or learn something new!
Studio - We’re a remote-first company but also offer a super modern office with state-of-the-art tech, based in the center of Berlin.
Equipment - Choose between a MacBook Pro or Lenovo Laptop.
Meal allowances - A monthly budget is additionally granted to be spent for your lunches.
Monthly extra grant for home office electricity + internet costs.
Swag - Enjoy our stylish Hoodies, Bags, Mugs, etc.
Offsite Retreats - Twice a year the entire company gets together to learn, share ideas, focus on the future, and celebrate our successes. Our events in general are epic but our off-site Retreat is one of a kind.
At SOFTGAMES, we value a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone's ideas are heard and valued. Join our dynamic team and be part of the exciting world of mobile gaming. Apply now and let your expertise shine!
SOFTGAMES is the leading instant gaming company. We develop casual, truly social games that can be played instantly across all devices. Our hypersocial blockbuster game “Bubble Shooter Pro” became a global top grossing game on Facebook and is played by millions of people around the world every day. We partner closely with Facebook, Samsung and more to craft the next generation of instant games that billions of people can play together. SOFTGAMES is a remote first company and the home of 100 people from all over the world. We believe in proactive, independent teams with the freedom to take initiative, challenge the status quo, and with the mission to create fun and everlasting Instant Games.
At SOFTGAMES, we believe that different perspectives and backgrounds in our teams contribute to the quality of our work. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/worldview, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.
Have we caught your interest? Then we look forward to your detailed application together with your salary expectations and earliest possible start date.
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