Senior Game Designer (Cognitive Puzzles)

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global is a US mobile game publisher and developer creating global free-to-play games, including cognitive and casual puzzle titles.

What you will do

• Design cognitive puzzle gameplay focused on attention, memory, processing speed, executive functions, and pattern recognition.
• Create short, repeatable game loops that support long-term engagement and daily habit formation.
• Define progression, adaptive difficulty, rewards, streaks, milestones, and motivation systems.
• Build user journeys from the first session through regular daily use.
• Collaborate with Product, UX/UI, Art, Engineering, and Analytics throughout development.
• Prepare feature specifications, flows, wireframes, balancing documentation, telemetry plans, and success metrics.

Requirements

• Senior game design experience in mobile casual, puzzle, or free-to-play games.
• Hands-on experience designing cognitive training, brain-training, wellness, or habit-forming products, preferably for mobile.
• Strong understanding of cognitive gameplay mechanics and short-session design for casual and mature audiences.
• Experience with retention, progression, live operations, player motivation, analytics, funnels, cohorts, and A/B testing.
• Ability to design adaptive or personalized difficulty systems and tune difficulty curves using player data.
• Clear documentation skills and experience working with cross-functional teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work opportunities and a flexible working schedule.
• Participation in the full product development cycle.
• Career growth within an international company.
• Performance bonuses based on KPI achievement and project financial results.
• Paid conferences, training, language courses, and workshops.
• Access to sessions with psychologists and participation in charity projects.