Senior Game Designer

Location: UAE (On-site)

Company: GAC Software Development

Employment Type: Full-time

We are looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our team and lead the design of a multiplayer mobile strategy game from the ground up.

This is a senior-level role for someone who has strong experience in mid-core strategy mobile games, PvP systems, player progression, economy balancing, retention loops, and live operations.

The ideal candidate understands how to build engaging, high-retention gameplay experiences that scale long-term and keep players competitively invested.

You will work closely with programmers, artists, UI/UX designers, and product leadership to transform ideas into compelling gameplay systems and a production-ready mobile game.

• Lead the game design vision for a multiplayer mobile strategy game built from scratch
• Design core gameplay loops, combat systems, progression mechanics, and meta systems
• Create and maintain detailed Game Design Documents (GDDs), system documentation, and balancing sheets
• Design PvP, alliance, leaderboard, social, and competitive systems
• Build retention loops, daily tasks, quests, missions, and reward structures
• Design and balance economy systems, resources, upgrades, timers, and progression pacing
• Develop monetization systems including in-app purchases, bundles, battle passes, and seasonal events
• Support live operations, events, updates, and seasonal content roadmap
• Conduct playtesting and iterate based on feedback and analytics
• Analyze KPIs including Retention, ARPU, LTV, session length, and conversion metrics
• Collaborate closely with Unity developers and artists to ensure smooth implementation
• Mentor junior designers and help establish strong design pipelines

• 5+ years of experience in mobile game design
• Strong experience in strategy / simulation / multiplayer mobile games
• Proven experience building game systems from concept to launch
• Strong understanding of F2P models, player psychology, retention, and engagement loops
• Experience with economy balancing and progression systems
• Familiarity with Unity production workflows
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• Analytical mindset with experience using player data and KPIs

• Experience with live-service / live-ops games
• Strong understanding of PvP competitive systems
• Experience with A/B testing and analytics tools
• Technical design or scripting knowledge (C#, Lua, etc.)
• Portfolio of released mobile game projects
  

• Competitive salary
• Growth opportunities in the gaming industry
• Creative and collaborative environment
• Opportunity to lead an innovative mobile game project from scratch