WHOW Games GmbH

Senior Game Balancer, Senior Economy Designer

WHOW Games GmbH

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Hamburg • Germany

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

PythonSQL

About the role

  • Ownership and further development of complex in-game economies (currencies, sources/sinks, wallet flows, reward structures)
  • Strategic balancing of progression systems, events, features and monetization mechanics
  • Analysis and interpretation of key KPIs (retention, ARPDAU, ARPPU, wallet drain, conversion, bet distribution, etc.)
  • Development and maintenance of scalable balancing frameworks, models and simulation logic
  • Conducting scenario analyses, stress tests and exploit prevention
  • Close collaboration with Game Design, Monetization, BI and Development as the economic interface
  • Derivation of clear, actionable recommendations for product decisions based on quantitative models
  • Documentation of economy architectures and decision rationales

Requirements

  • Several years of experience in game economy, balancing or data-driven game design
  • Strong analytical and systemic thinking skills
  • Solid understanding of F2P economies, progression design and monetization strategies
  • Experience with data analysis tools and modeling (e.g., SQL, Python, Excel/Sheets, simulations)
  • Ability to communicate complex models clearly — including to non-technical stakeholders
  • Structured, independent and solution-oriented working style
  • Passion for games and sustainable, fair monetization
Benefits
  • You will benefit from a professional peer group with several years of industry experience
  • A dynamic environment with flat hierarchies and fast decisions, offering plenty of room for your own ideas
  • Flexible working hours and the possibility to work remotely (attendance in the office expected 2 days per week)
  • Regular company events
  • Fruit, beverages and meal allowances
  • Subsidy for the Deutschlandticket
  • Wellpass membership available
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
game economybalancingdata-driven game designdata analysismodelingsimulation logicKPI analysisprogression designmonetization strategiesscenario analysis
Soft Skills
analytical thinkingsystemic thinkingcommunicationstructured working styleindependent working stylesolution-oriented mindset