Soba

Mobile Gaming Apps

11-50

Germany

We’re looking for a Game Designer to join our team. You will have the opportunity to define the core playing experience for a product with potentially millions of users. You will be responsible for designing first-party games and other experiences on Soba. In addition, you will heavily influence Soba’s social features and other core parts of the experience.

We’re a small and experienced team where every team member has a lot of responsibility and can influence both what we do (product) and how we do it (culture). You will own and drive high-level features from planning through design and implementation, be involved in all stages of the software development lifecycle, and solve complex technical problems.

## Tasks

*   Design first-party games and build them with Soba tools with help from team members as needed
*   Design other parts of the play experience in cooperation with Product and Design team
*   Work with 3rd parties to help them build games for Soba’s portfolio
*   Give input for Soba’s creation tools roadmap
*   Help to make Soba’s user-generated games better
*   Define strategy for Soba’s first-party games portfolio (genres, styles, etc)
*   Contribute with your own ideas on how to make the player experience better in all parts of the product
*   Act on feedback from metrics and users

## Requirements

*   You have experience and great understanding of various game mechanics across genres
*   You’re able to prioritize tasks and work independently
*   You’re resourceful and able to achieve a lot of things independently — you have a strong ability to implement gameplay using tools made by the engineers or yourself.
*   You think logically with a high level of attention to detail.
*   You have hunger and passion for making and playing games; you’re curious and critically think about why games succeed and fail
*   Understanding and experience in building social mechanics in games and/or other products is a big plus
*   You’re able to work in an extremely fast-paced environment with little structure and supervision
*   You don’t guard information but share it openly with others
*   You seek feedback from both users and your colleagues; You constantly look for ways to improve yourself and develop your craft
*   You have a shipping mindset
*   5+ years of professional game design experience
*   Shipped games from concept to launch
*   Experience working with early, fast-iterating product teams is a big plus
*   Right to work in Germany as we cannot sponsor visas at this point in time

## Benefits

*   We have a flexible WFH (work-from-home) policy but require a presence in Berlin
*   We offer equity packages to all employees
*   Free mental well-being support including 1-on-1 therapy sessions

Soba Studios develops Soba, an online multiplayer virtual world and gaming platform with no-code game-making tools. We believe in a world where making games and building experiences is available for everyone, on every platform, not only to professionals using complex tools on PCs; and where the economics are fair and support creators. Soba is founded by successful repeat entrepreneurs and funded by top VCs.

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<p>We’re looking for a Game Designer to join our team. You will have the opportunity to define the core playing experience for a product with potentially millions of users. You will be responsible for designing first-party games and other experiences on Soba. In addition, you will heavily influence Soba’s social features and other core parts of the experience.</p>
<p>We’re a small and experienced team where every team member has a lot of responsibility and can influence both what we do (product) and how we do it (culture). You will own and drive high-level features from planning through design and implementation, be involved in all stages of the software development lifecycle, and solve complex technical problems.</p>
<h2 id="tasks">Tasks</h2>
<ul>
<li>Design first-party games and build them with Soba tools with help from team members as needed</li>
<li>Design other parts of the play experience in cooperation with Product and Design team</li>
<li>Work with 3rd parties to help them build games for Soba’s portfolio</li>
<li>Give input for Soba’s creation tools roadmap</li>
<li>Help to make Soba’s user-generated games better</li>
<li>Define strategy for Soba’s first-party games portfolio (genres, styles, etc)</li>
<li>Contribute with your own ideas on how to make the player experience better in all parts of the product</li>
<li>Act on feedback from metrics and users</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="requirements">Requirements</h2>
<ul>
<li>You have experience and great understanding of various game mechanics across genres</li>
<li>You’re able to prioritize tasks and work independently</li>
<li>You’re resourceful and able to achieve a lot of things independently — you have a strong ability to implement gameplay using tools made by the engineers or yourself.</li>
<li>You think logically with a high level of attention to detail.</li>
<li>You have hunger and passion for making and playing games; you’re curious and critically think about why games succeed and fail</li>
<li>Understanding and experience in building social mechanics in games and/or other products is a big plus</li>
<li>You’re able to work in an extremely fast-paced environment with little structure and supervision</li>
<li>You don’t guard information but share it openly with others</li>
<li>You seek feedback from both users and your colleagues; You constantly look for ways to improve yourself and develop your craft</li>
<li>You have a shipping mindset</li>
<li>5+ years of professional game design experience</li>
<li>Shipped games from concept to launch</li>
<li>Experience working with early, fast-iterating product teams is a big plus</li>
<li>Right to work in Germany as we cannot sponsor visas at this point in time</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="benefits">Benefits</h2>
<ul>
<li>We have a flexible WFH (work-from-home) policy but require a presence in Berlin</li>
<li>We offer equity packages to all employees</li>
<li>Free mental well-being support including 1-on-1 therapy sessions</li>
</ul>
<p>Soba Studios develops Soba, an online multiplayer virtual world and gaming platform with no-code game-making tools. We believe in a world where making games and building experiences is available for everyone, on every platform, not only to professionals using complex tools on PCs; and where the economics are fair and support creators. Soba is founded by successful repeat entrepreneurs and funded by top VCs.</p>


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