Game BALANCE Designer

About the role

This position involves designing and maintaining the game economy for Helio Games' titles, Westland Survival and Amikin Survival. The role requires using mathematical methods to analyze and balance game data, as well as developing and documenting game features. A key aspect of the work is managing the full development process for these features, from initial concept through to implementation.

The Game Balance Designer will be responsible for creating clear design documentation and working directly with JSON configurations to edit and understand data structures. This includes actively participating in development planning to ensure features align with project goals. The role emphasizes a hands-on approach to game data and system design.

Success in this role means effectively balancing game mechanics and economies, ensuring long-term player engagement and game health. It also involves taking full ownership of feature development, from initial design to successful integration into live games. The ideal candidate will demonstrate proficiency in managing complex game systems and contributing to the strategic direction of game features.

The annual salary for this position ranges from $65,000 to $105,000 USD.

Skills that matter here

• Unity: Experience with Unity is required, indicating the game engine used for development.
• JSON: The role involves direct work with JSON configurations, requiring understanding and editing data structures.
• AI tools: The company expects active use of AI tools to enhance work efficiency in game design tasks.
• game balance and economy design: A primary responsibility is analyzing, balancing, and maintaining the game economy using mathematical methods.
• feature ownership: This role requires taking full responsibility for the development and implementation of game features.
• live ops: Experience in operational support and maintenance of live games is necessary for this position.

Who this role suits

• A designer who thrives on analyzing complex game economies and applying mathematical methods to balance game systems.
• Someone who enjoys taking full ownership of game features, from documentation to implementation.
• A candidate with a strong ability to write clear, structured design documentation and work with data configurations.
• An individual experienced in midcore projects, capable of handling both broad 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.