Lead Game Designer (Clockmaker)

Belka Games is seeking a Lead Game Designer for their successful Clockmaker match-3 project. The role involves developing roadmaps, leading core feature development, implementing A/B testing, analyzing game statistics, and creating design documentation. Candidates need strong match-3 design experience, analytical skills, and market familiarity to drive the game's evolution.

Must Have

• Develop and implement game roadmap
• Lead core and feature development in match-3
• Implement A/B testing for hypotheses
• Analyze match-3 statistics and suggest improvements
• Write and validate design documentation
• Monitor match-3 market trends
• 2+ years as Lead/Senior Game Designer
• Portfolio of successful match-3 projects
• Experience with game analytics and data interpretation
• Experience conducting A/B tests for match-3
• Create difficulty curves, level, and mechanics design docs
• Deep understanding of match-3 level design
• Familiarity with match-3 market and trends
• Data-driven decision making based on game statistics

Perks & Benefits

• Remote/hybrid work options (Georgia, Montenegro, Lithuania employment or B2B)
• Professional development (English lessons, conference trips, education reimbursement)
• Career flexibility (support for role/project changes)
• Collaborative teamwork environment
• Data-driven decision-making culture
• Official employment
• Health insurance
• Partial gym membership reimbursement

We are Belka Games—a leading mobile game developer ranked among Europe's top-grossing studios, according to data.ai. With over 110 million players worldwide, our titles frequently top the charts in the US and EU.

Clockmaker is a successful match-3 project with a history spanning more than 10 years. We’re looking for a Lead Game Designer (Match-3) who will be the driving force for our match-3 division!

What you'll do:

• Participate in developing the roadmap and ensure it is implemented
• Lead the development and improvement of core and features in the match-3 segment
• Implement A/B testing to check hypotheses
• Analyze statistics from match-3 levels and features, draw conclusions from them, and suggest improvements
• Write and validate documentation developed in conjunction with the match-3 team
• Monitor trends in match-3 games and adjacent genres

What we need from you:

• 2+ years of experience as a Lead Game Designer, Senior Game Designer
• A portfolio of successful match-3 projects
• Experience with analytics, including reading dashboards, submitting requests to analysts, and interpreting data
• Experience conducting experiments and A/B testing with match-3 levels and features
• Experience creating difficulty curves, level design and match-3 mechanics design documentation
• Deep understanding of match-3 level design and level mechanics
• Familiarity with the match-3 market and its trends; extensive media literacy
• Experience making decisions based on game-related statistics

What you'll like about us:

• Remote/hybrid options: choose official employment in Georgia, Montenegro, Lithuania or work via a B2B contract from select countries
• Professional growth: we offer English lessons with an instructor, pay for trips to professional conferences, and partially reimburse employees for education
• Flexibility: sometimes you just want to try something new. We get it, so we'll support you if you decide you want to switch to a new position, role, or project
• Teamwork: we value the expertise of every member of our team, so we really listen to each other
• Data-driven decision-making: all our product-related decisions are ultimately based on metrics, not subjective feelings
• Plus all the standard stuff: official employment, health insurance, and partial reimbursement for your gym membership

The recruitment process will consist of two phases: an interview with our Talent Acquisition Lead and a technical interview with our Game Producer.