Principal Game Designer

About the role

We are looking for a Principal Game Designer to lead the creation of a brand‑new Merge 2 title at Socialpoint’s Barcelona studio. You will shape the game’s creative vision from concept to live service, building core loops, progression systems and meta‑game mechanics that engage millions of players worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Own and communicate the game’s vision, aligning it with product goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Lead ideation sessions, translate player motivations into user stories, wireframes and feature designs.
• Mentor and grow a multidisciplinary design team, fostering collaboration and high execution standards.
• Partner with product, engineering and art to guide features from concept through implementation, reviewing final designs.
• Improve design tools and processes to increase pipeline efficiency.
• Use live feedback and analytics to balance the game economy, refine systems and drive long‑term retention.

Required profile

• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Strong mathematical aptitude and experience creating formulas for game systems.
• Proven track record designing systems that influence player behavior and meet performance KPIs.
• Experience in live‑service games, iterating based on community feedback.
• Solid background in game design with multiple shipped titles.
• Extensive experience leading diverse design teams.
• Demonstrated ability to ship successful games.

Required skills

What we offer

• Hybrid working model – at least two days per week in our Barcelona office.
• Generous vacation package (approximately 25 days per year).