Senior Game Designer (Minecraft)

Location: Stockholm, Sweden. Full-time hybrid role with office attendance three days a week. Candidates must currently be based in Sweden.

Company

hirify.global Studios is a Microsoft-owned game developer and the creator of Minecraft, with offices around the world.

What you will do

• Develop new Minecraft gameplay features and improve existing gameplay across all platforms and for all players.
• Own features from brainstorming and design through implementation, release, maintenance, and ongoing improvement.
• Collaborate with artists, audio designers, engineers, data specialists, community developers, stakeholders, and other departments.
• Lead design ideas, concepts, discussions, rationales, feedback, and design decisions in alignment with the game's creative direction.
• Test, evaluate, and balance designs using player insights, data, internal playtesting, and community feedback.
• Develop and share deep knowledge of Minecraft, its history, and its community across multiple teams.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience working with gameplay design.
• Experience working with data to understand target players, evaluate design outcomes, and make informed decisions.
• Ability to take ownership of complex design challenges, balance competing priorities, and guide features toward successful outcomes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience playing Minecraft and an understanding of what makes Minecraft distinctive.
• Ability to drive an idea from concept to completed feature in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders and work as a team player.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model based in Stockholm, with three office days per week.
• Collaborative environment involving multiple disciplines and stakeholders.
• Work on a generational, continuously evolving survival sandbox game.
• Inclusive culture shaped by a global and diverse Minecraft community.
• Opportunities to grow and develop within hirify.global Studios and Xbox Game Studios.