Systems & Economy Designer (Intermediate/Senior)

Location: Remote within British Columbia or Ontario, Canada

Salary: CAD $109,000–$124,500 per year

Company

hirify.global is a remote mobile game studio developing long-running social free-to-play games.

What you will do

• Design, balance, maintain, and iterate on progression systems, currencies, rewards, monetization, and other core game systems.
• Investigate complex systems and economy problems, identify root causes, and develop long-term solutions.
• Build spreadsheet models to simulate progression, balance economies, and forecast outcomes.
• Lead design initiatives from problem definition through implementation, launch, analysis, and iteration.
• Use data, player behaviour, community feedback, and success metrics to guide decisions and evaluate changes.
• Improve design tools, frameworks, documentation, and processes, including scripting, AI, and automation; participate in the live-ops on-call rotation.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of game design experience focused on systems or economy design.
• Experience with free-to-play games, preferably live-service mobile games.
• Strong understanding of F2P economies, progression, monetization, and retention mechanics.
• Strong spreadsheet and data literacy skills, including F2P KPIs and economic modelling.
• Experience owning design projects through implementation, launch, analysis, and iteration.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for explaining complex systems across disciplines.

Nice to have

• Experience with strategy, farming, puzzle adventure or exploration, or match-3 games.
• SQL query and/or Looker experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible, inclusive, and supportive remote work environment with autonomy.
• Equipment and support for setting up a home workspace.
• Flexible work schedule, three weeks of vacation to start, and flexible sick days.
• Generous health benefits package and competitive, transparent compensation.
• Opportunities for mentorship, career development, and work on long-running live games.