Senior Game Designer

Sharkmob is a Malmö-based game studio creating ambitious, high-quality multiplayer games for a global audience. We're a passionate team who cares deeply about great gameplay, memorable player experiences, and building games together.

The Role

We're seeking a Senior Game Designer with 5+ years experience to help drive the design of one of our multiplayer projects forward.

You'll work closely with cross-disciplinary teams to turn ideas from paper into polished, engaging player experiences. As a Senior Designer, your role isn't just to answer every question it's to provide clarity, foster collaboration, and help bring the team's expertise to new levels.

You'll guide discussions, align vision, and use data-driven insights to make impactful design decisions. You'll be a hands-on contributor, collaborating across multiple development teams and disciplines to deliver features from concept through to launch.

Responsibilities

Design and iterate on gameplay systems and features, from concept to shipped content

Collaborate with production, engineering, and art to ensure designs are achievable and impactful

Use data and player insights to improve gameplay and balance

Help establish clear quality bars for combat, progression, UI/UX, and overall player experience

Mentor and support junior designers, helping them grow and take ownership

Requirements

Collaboration: Proven ability to work closely with designers, engineers, artists, and other disciplines, creating shared understanding and strong outcomes.

Mentoring: Proven ability to work closely with junior team members and help them grow within the field of game design.

Paper to End Product Design: Skilled at bringing ideas from initial concept and documentation through prototyping, iteration, and final implementation.

Presentation: Skilled and comfortable presenting and explaining ideas and design concepts to stakeholders.

Data Driven Design: You use analytics, player feedback, and test results to inform and refine game systems.

Cross Team Collaboration: Experience working with multiple development teams to align goals and deliver cohesive features.

Bonus points

Behaviour tree and AI design knowledge

Experience designing and tuning NPCs

Progression system design

Extraction genre experience

Understanding of live service models and content cadence

Combat system design and balancing

Join us to bring your passion, creativity, and collaborative spirit to a team that values clarity and expertise, over having all the answers. Together, we'll build memorable multiplayer experiences.

Who we are

Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights. We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

We'd love for you to join us on our journey and become part of our crew. To learn more about Sharkmob, our projects, and the perks of being a crew member, visit our homepage.