Lead Game Designer: Gamified Learning Leader

Career Genie, Inc; España; Hybrid; PHP 6,545,000 - 9,455,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Genie, Inc. is seeking a Lead Game Designer to define the gamified learning roadmap and own lifecycle from concept to ship. You will prototype in Unity, build Python tooling for balancing, and collaborate with product, data, and learning stakeholders to deliver measurable improvements in completion and engagement.

You will guide a small design team, establish processes, and mentor talent while focusing on delightful, outcome-driven experiences for learners worldwide.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional game design, with mobile or casual products and shipped systems or prototypes.
• Hands-on Unity experience for rapid prototyping across gameplay, UI, UX.
• Proficiency in Python for simulations, tooling, balancing support.
• Data literacy: define KPIs, analyze A/B tests, guide design decisions.
• Experience designing progression, rewards, and economy systems to boost engagement.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the design roadmap for gamified learning experiences, balancing player delight with measurable learning outcomes and product metrics such as completion and retention.
• Prototype gameplay loops, micro-interactions, and UX flows in Unity to validate mechanics with design and engineering teams.
• Design progression, reward, badge, and economy systems that support skill verification and career outcomes.
• Build reproducible simulations and tooling in Python to support balancing and experimentation.
• Run A/B tests and live-ops experiments, analyze results with cross-functional partners, and translate insights into design improvements.
• Lead and mentor a small team of designers, establish processes, review work, and foster a user-first design culture.

Skills

Unity prototyping

Data-driven design

Leadership

A/B testing

KPI analysis

Mobile game design

Tools

Unity

Python

Amplitude

Firebase

SQL

Job description

Career Genie, Inc. is seeking a Lead Game Designer to define the gamified learning roadmap and own lifecycle from concept to ship. You will prototype in Unity, build Python tooling for balancing, and collaborate with product, data, and learning stakeholders to deliver measurable improvements in completion and engagement.

You will guide a small design team, establish processes, and mentor talent while focusing on delightful, outcome-driven experiences for learners worldwide.