CoolGames

Senior Game Designer – Systems & LiveOps

CoolGames

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇳🇱 Netherlands

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Define and maintain the systems design for core loops, progression, rewards and economy (sources/sinks, pacing, difficulty), ensuring they align with player needs and business goals
  • Build and evolve a LiveOps strategy and content roadmap (events, seasonal mechanics, IAP offers and ad-driven promos) that drives engagement and revenue
  • Design and implement in-game experiments (A/B tests, event variations) and use the results to inform design decisions; iterate so each update measurably improves retention and monetization
  • Specify clear, developer-ready design documents and balancing sheets; be the single source of truth for feature scope, rationale and success metrics
  • Stay on top of casual F2P market trends and top-grossing competitors; pitch new content, meta features or mechanics (e.g., collections, passes, streaks, time-limited challenges) that fit our audience
  • Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team (design, engineering, art, QA, marketing) to deliver features and LiveOps smoothly; participate in agile rituals to align with development cycles and product goals
  • Present product vision, LiveOps plans and post-event analyses; communicate the “why” behind your strategy with data and research to secure buy-in from internal stakeholders and external partners
  • Mentor other game designers and raise team craft through feedback and reviews

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience as a Senior Game Designer within the mobile or web F2P industry, with hands-on systems/economy and LiveOps experience
  • Deep familiarity with top-grossing casual games and F2P mechanics; you know what keeps players returning and spending, and can anticipate shifts in player behavior or monetization patterns
  • Ability to translate complex data and KPIs into actionable design changes and clear roadmaps, balancing player enjoyment with business objectives
  • Strong written and verbal communication in English; concise specs and clear presentation skills
  • Proven experience in cross-functional teams; you integrate creative, technical and commercial perspectives into a cohesive product direction
  • Experience in mentorship or leadership, fostering designer growth, and promoting a positive, solution-oriented approach.
  • Bonus: game economy design specialization; puzzle/casual background; HTML5/web distribution experience
Benefits
  • An international team of 50+ professionals from almost 20 different countries;
  • Work closely with some of the biggest (upcoming) game platforms in the world on high-quality casual games that are played by millions of gamers;
  • Competitive remuneration;
  • A flexible remote working environment;
  • Company events in HQ Amsterdam Office;
  • A very open, informal and international company culture where everyone can make a difference.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
game designsystems designLiveOps strategyA/B testingdata analysisgame economy designHTML5casual game mechanicsmonetization strategiesplayer retention
Soft skills
communicationmentorshipcollaborationpresentation skillsproblem-solvingleadershipfeedbackteamworkcreativityadaptability