About the Role:

As a Game Designer focused on Mechanics and Live Balance, you will be responsible for designing and tuning core gameplay systems that drive player flow, engagement, and long-term retention.

You will operate at the intersection of game design, player psychology, and data analytics — continuously optimizing difficulty curves, progression systems, and in-game economy through live data and structured experimentation.

You will have the opportunity to:

📍Design and balance gameplay mechanics and progression systems that reinforce player flow, engagement, and retention 📍Lead continuous post-launch tuning efforts 📍Analyze player data, win rates, and retention metrics to optimize gameplay curves and in-game economy balance 📍Define and refine difficulty curves, reward structures, and Expected Value models across player segments 📍Collaborate with Live Operations to maintain healthy source/sink systems and ensure sustainable in-game economic flow 📍Work closely with data analysts to evaluate completion rates, retry rates, booster usage, and monetization correlations 📍Build and maintain structured difficulty tiers (e.g., Normal / Hard / Boss / Event) 📍Lead live tuning cycles, including hypothesis design, parameter adjustments, and performance measurement 📍Partner with UX, Art, and Engineering to ensure puzzles clearly communicate goals and deliver strong feedback loops 📍Design and run A/B tests on gameplay parameters, rewards, and difficulty configurations 📍Document tuning frameworks, economic structures, and balancing methodologies to ensure cross-team alignment

Qualifications:

📍Strong interest in game design, level design, player psychology, and data science 📍Clear understanding of how difficulty design, gameplay flow, and economic systems influence retention and monetization 📍Ability to analyze quantitative metrics (e.g., win/loss rates, ARPDAU, Expected Value, retention deltas) and translate insights into actionable design decisions 📍Experience with capacity planning for level production in casual genres, including the use of automation and AI tools 📍Comfortable iterating quickly based on live KPIs and player feedback 📍Ability to thrive in Agile development environments 📍Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design intent and logic across disciplines

Nice to Have:

📍Experience designing within hybrid-casual genres 📍Familiarity with A/B testing frameworks and live balancing tools 📍 Background in economy simulation, retention modeling, or monetization design 📍Hands-on experience with source/sink modeling and reward pacing systems 📍Experience with expected value modeling, difficulty curve design, and win-rate-based balancing

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