Level Game Designer (Senior / Lead)

Overview

Lead or Senior Match-3 Level Designer to elevate the level experience, drive measurable improvements in level performance, and build a level ecosystem that supports long-term player engagement and sustainable monetisation.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and tune engaging Match-3 levels with strong gameplay variety, balanced difficulty, and satisfying player experiences.
• Own the end-to-end level lifecycle, from creation and difficulty calibration to launch, performance assessment, and post-launch optimisation.
• Establish and evolve difficulty curves, progression pacing, and level quality benchmarks across the player journey.
• Analyse shipped level performance using player behaviour and gameplay metrics to identify tuning opportunities and address progression bottlenecks.
• Build a level environment that balances player experience, retention, and sustainable long-term monetisation.
• Partner with Product, Analytics, and Engineering to align design objectives, validate outcomes, and improve level performance.
• Establish scalable level design frameworks, quality standards, and production processes that improve consistency and efficiency.
• Mentor designers, facilitate design reviews, and strengthen level design craft, analytical thinking, and performance ownership.
• Own level design strategy and performance across progression segments, guide design planning, and act as a decision-maker on level quality, difficulty, and optimisation.

What you'll need

• 5-10+ years of game design experience, with strong expertise in Match-3 level design in mobile F2P games.
• Proven proficiency in level building, difficulty tuning, progression pacing, and shipping levels at scale.
• Strong understanding of level performance metrics, player behaviour, and data-driven optimisation.
• Experience assessing shipped levels and driving meaningful post-launch improvements.
• Good understanding of Match-3 monetisation dynamics and the relationship between difficulty, booster usage, progression, and player engagement.
• Ability to balance gameplay quality, retention, and sustainable monetisation.
• Strong analytical thinking, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience mentoring designers and elevating and evangelizing level design craft across the team.
• Ability to own level design strategy, performance, and optimisation across multiple progression segments.
• Experience establishing scalable design frameworks and improving production efficiency.
• Comfort acting as a design decision-maker and influencing product outcomes through level design insights.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.