Senior Mobile Game Systems & Economy Designer

SOFTGAMES; United States; Remote; USD 73,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Flexible hours

Generous vacation

Home office budget

Training budget

Meal allowance

Annual company retreat

Berlin office

Job summary

SOFTGAMES is seeking an experienced LiveOps Designer to design, balance, and optimize the game economy, progression, and rewards for mobile and browser titles. You will build player motivation loops across events, features, and monetization while shaping a cohesive LiveOps ecosystem that keeps events working together.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in F2P mobile design, deep knowledge of retention, monetization, and KPI-driven iteration, plus excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience designing and operating successful F2P mobile games.
• Deep knowledge of systems, economy, progression, and LiveOps design.
• Proven track record on casual or puzzle games.
• Strong understanding of player motivation, retention mechanics, and monetization design.
• Analytical mindset; ability to design and evaluate A/B tests and translate data into improvements.

Responsibilities

• Design, balance, and optimize the game economy, progression, and rewards systems.
• Create player motivation loops across events, features, and monetization.
• Develop and maintain a cohesive LiveOps ecosystem where events work together.
• Design systems that improve retention, engagement, and monetization while preserving player experience.
• Build and maintain economy models, balancing spreadsheets, and simulations.
• Use data to identify player friction points, progression bottlenecks, and monetization opportunities.
• Collaborate with Product, BI, UA, Art, and Development teams to improve game performance.
• Analyze KPIs, including Retention, ARPDAU, Conversion, LTV, and Engagement, to guide design decisions.
• Improve features and events through continuous testing, iteration, and experimentation.
• Communicate design rationale, trade-offs, and recommendations across the team.

Skills

F2P design

LiveOps design

Monetization design

Retention analytics

A/B testing

KPI-driven iteration

Cross-functional collaboration

English communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

SOFTGAMES is seeking an experienced LiveOps Designer to design, balance, and optimize the game economy, progression, and rewards for mobile and browser titles. You will build player motivation loops across events, features, and monetization while shaping a cohesive LiveOps ecosystem that keeps events working together.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in F2P mobile design, deep knowledge of retention, monetization, and KPI-driven iteration, plus excellent English communication.