or apply directly on Socialpoint's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Socialpoint's roles stay open a median of 77 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Socialpoint's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Socialpoint
- high 9 stale, 0 reposted of 10 open
- Hiring momentum
- 16 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Socialpoint's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Socialpoint.
About this role
As the Principal Game Designer at Socialpoint, you will lead the development of a new Merge 2 game, shaping its creative vision and core mechanics from the ground up. Your role involves mentoring a design team, collaborating with various departments to implement features, and managing the game's economy and player engagement strategies during its lifecycle.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Socialpoint as an employer.
What you need
- Effective communicator with outstanding verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
- Highly proficient with mathematical concepts and formula creation in a game environment
- Proven history of designing systems that influence player behaviors and achieve key product performance indicators
- Expert in crafting features, systems, core game loops, economies, and meta-designs to foster and enhance positive player behaviors
- Excels in a live service game environment, adept at making adjustments based on feedback from an active community
- Solid experience in the gaming industry in a design role, contributing meaningfully to multiple released titles
What you get
- Hybrid working model: we ask you to come to our Barcelona office at least 2 days per week
- A generous 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays
- Private medical insurance for you and your family to keep your health bar full
- Disability and life insurance
- Choose from the latest iOS or Android device when you join (phone or tablet)
- Free language lessons in English, Spanish and Catalan
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role involves leading a new game team, which may come with uncertainties typical of early-stage projects
- Expectations for collaboration with multiple departments may require strong interpersonal skills
Summarised from Socialpoint's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Socialpoint on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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