Game Designer (Mid/Senior)

Location: Serbia; remote

Company

hirify.global is a global commerce company providing funding, distribution, marketing, and monetization tools and services for video game developers.

What you will do

• Design, develop, balance, and improve interconnected gameplay mechanics and systems for a hardcore medieval sandbox MMORPG.
• Work on character progression, crafting, combat, resource gathering, in-game economy, seasonal content, and PvP/PvE activities.
• Use player feedback, gameplay data, playtesting, and metrics to improve features, onboarding, retention, and long-term engagement.
• Create feature specifications, balance tables, gameplay flows, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and production to ensure technically feasible implementation.
• Identify gameplay issues, inconsistencies, exploits, and improvement opportunities while supporting the transition to a new game engine.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional game design experience, preferably with multiplayer, RPG, survival, or MMO projects.
• Strong understanding of systems design, progression mechanics, balancing, and game economies.
• Experience working with complex, interconnected gameplay systems and maintaining and documenting systems in established projects.
• Ability to analyze mechanics, propose practical improvements, and translate high-level design ideas into actionable requirements for development and QA.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including confidence with spreadsheets and balance calculations.
• Understanding of player motivation, retention, and long-term progression.
• Experience working with cross-functional game development teams.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Ability to work independently, own features, and prioritize solutions within technical and resource constraints.

Nice to have

• Experience with MMORPGs, open-world survival games, sandbox PvP games, live-service games, seasonal content, or long-term progression systems.
• Experience balancing player-driven economies, crafting systems, and PvP/PvE progression.
• Familiarity with hardcore sandbox games and their player communities.
• Hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5, game engine migrations, or major technical transitions.
• Knowledge of UI/UX design principles and experience improving game interfaces, usability, navigation, and accessibility.
• Experience with gameplay analytics or telemetry.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, collaborative design workflows, legacy systems, or technically constrained projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with unlimited flexible time off.
• Personalized career roadmap, training, and educational opportunities.
• Support for employees' physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Collaborative environment focused on creativity, professional growth, and game development.
• Background checks may be conducted after the final interview stage where permitted by law.