Principal Game Designer (Core Gameplay) - Midcore Studio

6 months

In short

Voodoo is seeking a Principal Game Designer for core gameplay mechanics in midcore games. The role involves ownership of game mechanics, balancing, technical prototyping, and feature implementation, requiring 5+ years of experience in mobile games and high-action genres.

Where
Remote Β· Anywhere
Level
Mid-level Β· Full-time
Voodoo
Voodoo
  • 1,000+ people
  • Backed by Goldman Sachs
0 open roles

Role

  • Take absolute ownership of the core gameplay experience, obsessing over the moment-to-moment interactions, pacing, and the fundamental "fun" factor of the game
  • Craft and iterate intensely on core action loops (e.g., combat, shooting, or driving mechanics), focusing heavily on timing, collision, and player feedback.
  • Tackle the most complex gameplay engineering challenges
  • Drive technical prototyping for bold new core mechanics, finding the right game feel before scaling up
  • Pitch and implement big features to the team, deconstructing them into smaller components
  • Own core game mechanic balancing
  • Always back up your ideas with available data points
  • Be able to deconstruct and analyze mobile games mechanics

Profile

  • At least 5+ years as a Game Designer, level design background is a massive plus
  • Experience working on mobile games
  • Accountability, independence, and responsibility when given ownership over your work
  • Good sense of game feel, pacing with strong attention to detail
  • Communication skills in English, both written and verbal
  • Passionate to learn new ways to perform your tasks in a more efficient way, and to improve yourself every day
  • Actively integrates AI tools into daily workflows to enhance productivity and efficiency

Benefits

  • Best-in-class compensation
  • Other benefits according to the country you reside

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