Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Games
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Hamburg
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will design complex game systems and balance them through data-driven analyses while creating documentation and collaborating closely with Tech and other disciplines to ensure sustainable player experiences.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- As our Game Designer - Systems & Economy, you take full ownership of the game's mathematical heartbeat - from initial balancing concepts through to live iteration. You are the go-to expert for ensuring our systems are robust, scalable, and fair, providing the essential clarity other disciplines need to move forward.
- Own design tasks end-to-end and write detailed technical documentation that Tech, Art, and QA can build from.
- Balance and tune game systems through playtesting and live feedback, and make UX a core part of every design.
- Design for live operations and long-term game health - balance business needs with sustainable development and use data and player feedback to drive iteration.
- Navigate real constraints without losing quality. Adjust scope intelligently and find creative solutions when the ideal design isn't feasible.
- Collaborate across disciplines with Tech, Marketing, and other stakeholders to ensure designs are implementable and performant.
- Contribute to roadmap planning and long-term vision discussions - spot risks early, challenge assumptions, and help translate high-level goals into achievable design work.
- Join us at the forefront of gaming technology, where you will leverage your expertise in AI tools like Claude to drive innovation and see the immediate impact of your work on our production pipeline.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Data-informed decision making - you're comfortable with Excel, metrics, A/B testing, funnels, and player feedback loops, combining quantitative signals with qualitative insight.
- Strong technical game design skills - you write clear, comprehensive documentation that reduces implementation risk and work closely with engineers to ensure feasibility.
- Clear communication across disciplines - you can explain complex design rationale to non-designers and document decisions so everyone understands the reasoning.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and tradeoffs - you can start with unclear requirements, ask the right questions, and make pragmatic calls when perfect solutions aren't available.
- Fluency in English; you're confident in communicating complex ideas to cross-functional teams.
- Seeking opportunities in Hamburg or Malta with a valid work permit in hand.
Experience
- Experience as a Game Designer, Level Designer or UX Designer with live-service games - you've designed features that went live, learned from their performance, and iterated based on real player behavior.
- Experience with F2P mobile titles - you've shipped features and gameplay for mobile, balancing long-term game health with product feasibility and business needs.
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What we offer
- Whether you're crafting code from a harbor-view desk in Hamburg or fine-tuning design details under the Maltese sun, we support flexible hybrid work models that empower you to do your best work - wherever you are.
- At Twin Harbour, your journey matters. Our Career Path Framework and mentorship culture provide the clarity and feedback you need to take the next step - whether you're deepening your expertise or branching into new disciplines.
- We invest in your growth with language courses, e-learning platforms, and support for conferences and training.
- We believe that great teams are built on trust, respect, and good humor. From game nights to casual drinks, quiz nights, and karaoke, we don't just work together - we connect, play, and support each other like a true crew.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
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Goodgame Studios
At Goodgame Studios, we're leaders in developing free-to-play games. We offer mobile and browser games to over 300 million players worldwide, who can enjoy our games directly from their PCs or through their smartphones or tablets. Our games are entertaining and varied, and best of all, they're free! So come and join the fun today. You won't be disappointed.
Description
- Founding year
- 2009
- Language
- English
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Internet, IT, Telecommunication
Game Designer - Systems & Economy
- Location
- Hamburg
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
