Senior Game Designer (Candy Crush Saga)

Company

hirify.global is a mobile interactive entertainment company known for the Candy Crush franchise and other mobile games, reaching around 200 million players each month.

What you will do

• Own high-impact player experiences spanning multiple features, systems, and product teams.
• Shape onboarding, progression, rewards, and other key player journeys that influence long-term engagement.
• Develop a holistic vision for player value and create cohesive, meaningful experiences across the game.
• Lead discovery and concept development for opportunities that improve player satisfaction, engagement, and business outcomes.
• Create design documentation, player journey maps, and experience frameworks to communicate vision and support execution.
• Use qualitative research, player feedback, quantitative data, and market trends to identify friction and validate design decisions.

Requirements

• Senior-level experience in game design, with a strategic and player-centric approach.
• Ability to design across interconnected features and systems while considering the complete player journey.
• Understanding of casual and free-to-play games, player psychology, and industry trends.
• Strong analytical, creative problem-solving, and systems-thinhirify.global skills.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines and multiple product teams, build alignment, and influence initiatives.

Nice to have

• Experience designing player journeys, onboarding, progression, reward systems, or engagement loops.
• Experience leading initiatives across multiple product teams or game systems.
• Background in UX, service design, or product strategy.
• Experience leading discovery and defining product vision for ambiguous problem spaces.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, fast-paced environment with Product Managers, UX Designers, Data Scientists, Engineers, and Game Designers.
• Opportunity to influence Candy Crush Saga at a holistic level and work across multiple initiatives.
• hirify.global has more than 20 years of experience in mobile gaming and operates across offices in Europe, the United States, and Malta.