Game Economy & Progression Designer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Game Economy & Progression Designer (Gamedev): Designing and managing in-game economies, resource flows, and player progression to ensure long-term engagement without excessive grinding. Focus on building predictive Excel models, defining KPIs, and balancing systems for live ops.

Location: Hybrid in Bucharest, Romania

Company

hirify.global is a leading global developer and publisher of games for mobile and other platforms.

What you will do

• Manage the in-game economy, including currencies, resource flows, progression speed, and content consumption.
• Design economy systems, create specifications, flow mockups, and define success KPIs.
• Build complex Excel models to track and predict player progression over time.
• Analyze data to identify and fix pacing problems, broken rewards, or dead loops in progression.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Product Managers, and UI/UX teams to align economy with other game systems.
• Research industry trends to implement innovative and sustainable economy solutions.

Requirements

• Proven experience in game economy and progression design.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel for mathematical modeling and prediction.
• Ability to design robust systems that support years of live operations.
• Analytical approach to using data for improving player retention and engagement.
• Must be based in Bucharest for a hybrid work model.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to own the economy and progression of a live product.
• Clear career growth path toward Senior or Lead Economy Designer roles.
• Collaborative environment working with bold and talented professionals.
• Strong influence on product and liveops decisions.

Hiring process

• First interview: discussion around experience and approach.
• Technical test: progression and economy case study.
• Second interview: deep dive into thinking and tradeoffs.
• Final interview: alignment on player experience vs. business needs.