Game BALANCE Designer

About the role

This role involves maintaining and evolving the game economy and data tables for Westland Survival and Amikin Survival. The designer will use mathematical methods to analyze and balance game systems, ensuring a consistent and engaging player experience. A core part of the work is managing the development process for new features, taking them from initial concept through to completion.

The position requires writing and maintaining detailed design documentation, which serves as a blueprint for game features and systems. This documentation must be clear and structured to guide the development team. The designer will also be responsible for editing and understanding JSON configurations, directly manipulating game data.

Success in this role means effectively balancing game economies and data, leading feature development, and contributing to development planning. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in live operations, ensuring that ongoing game support and maintenance are handled efficiently, while also being adept at using AI tools to enhance their workflow.

The salary for this full-time remote position ranges from $65,000 to $105,000 USD annually.

Skills that matter here

• Unity: Experience with Unity is required for this role, indicating familiarity with the game development environment.
• JSON: The role involves direct interaction with JSON configurations, requiring the ability to edit and understand data structures.
• AI tools: The designer is expected to actively use AI tools to improve their work efficiency.
• live ops: Experience in live operations is necessary for operational support and ongoing maintenance of live games.
• game balance and economy design: A primary responsibility is to analyze, balance, and maintain the game economy and data tables.
• feature ownership: The role involves taking full responsibility for the development and implementation of game features.

Who this role suits

• A person who thrives on taking full ownership of game features, from initial design to implementation.
• Someone with a strong analytical mindset, comfortable using mathematical methods to balance game economies and data.
• An individual who values clear communication and can produce detailed, structured design documentation.
• A designer with experience in midcore projects, capable of managing both large-scale meta features and fine gameplay details.

From the employer

• Writing and maintaining clear, concise design documentation.
• Working with JSON configurations - editing and understanding data structure.
• Analyzing, balancing, and maintaining game economy and data tables using mathematical methods.
• Managing the development process of designed features (feature ownership).
• Actively participating in development planning.

• Experience working with Unity.
• Experience in live ops - operational support and maintenance of live games.
• Experience with game balance and economy design.
• Experience in feature ownership - full responsibility for the development and implementation of game features.
• Strong skills in writing clear, structured, and concise design documentation.
• Solid understanding of the JSON format and hands-on experience working with it.
• Active use of AI tools to improve work efficiency.
• Experience working on midcore projects, with the ability to handle both large-scale meta features and fine gameplay details.
• Minimum 3 years in commerce project game design.
• Excellent writing and verbal design explanation skills.

• The ability to work remotely.
• The company fully covers transportation, insurance, working visa, welcoming relocation bonus, and first-month accommodation, if you are ready to relocate.
• A share of our common success: participation in company profits program.
• Modern hardware (i7/500GB SSD/16GB RAM minimum) so that nothing distracts you from effective work.
• Regular lectures and presentations from in-house speakers and industry experts.