Senior Game Designer | Candy Crush Saga

Company

hirify.global is a mobile interactive entertainment company behind the Candy Crush franchise and other mobile games, serving more than 200 million monthly active users and operating as part of Microsoft.

What you will do

• Own the design of high-impact player experiences spanning multiple features, systems, and teams.
• Shape onboarding, progression, rewards, motivation, retention, and other critical player journeys.
• Develop a holistic vision for player value and create cohesive experiences across the Candy Crush ecosystem.
• Lead discovery and concept development for opportunities that improve player satisfaction, engagement, and business outcomes.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, Data Scientists, Engineers, and Game Designers across product teams.
• Create design documentation, player journey maps, and experience frameworks to communicate vision and support execution.

Requirements

• Senior-level experience in game design, especially strategic and systems-oriented design.
• Ability to design interconnected features and experiences from a holistic player-journey perspective.
• Strong understanding of casual and free-to-play games, player psychology, and industry trends.
• Ability to use qualitative research, player feedback, quantitative data, and experimentation to guide design decisions.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills across disciplines and multiple product teams.
• Creative problem-solving skills for complex design challenges and large-scale player experiences.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, fast-paced environment within the Player Value team.
• Cross-functional work with teams across Candy Crush Saga.
• Opportunity to influence the game at a holistic level and shape long-term player experiences.
• hirify.global has offices in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Malta.