Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
Who We Are
From games on TV to mobile and web, Next Games is a Netflix first-party studio that develops approachable games to entertain a diverse, global audience.
We design games that Netflix members can enjoy every day as part of their subscription. Our games released on Netflix to date include TV games Boggle Party, Pictionary Game Night, Party Crashers: Fool Your Friends, and Underwatermelon, as well as Netflix Puzzled, available on mobile devices and on tudum.com.
We proudly combine our Finnish game development culture with Netflix's global entertainment culture, embracing the strengths of both and empowering our talented and diverse teams to deliver their best work yet.
The Role
As a Senior Game Designer, you will help create high-quality games that a broad audience of gamers and casual players can play and love. In this role, you will work closely with your team to deliver best-in-class gameplay experiences for the largest possible audience of potential players: Netflix members.
In this role, you will help figure out which game ideas are worth pursuing, ensuring the games are both fun and easy for anyone to start, but also deep enough for them to stay interesting. You'll work on creating unique gaming experiences that players can't find anywhere else, with a focus on genres like single-player puzzle games, as well as word and deduction games.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborating closely with the Game Lead, and members of Art, Engineering, UX, Product Management, consumer insights, and others through all stages of development from concepting through production and Live Ops.
- Leading and mentoring fellow designers and team members, drawing on your expertise to inspire, coach, and support their needs and decisions.
- Designing, planning, and implementing game mechanics, systems, and content.
- Fine-tuning features using live game metrics and user experience testing.
- Developing comprehensive design documentation covering gameplay mechanics, guidelines, game loops, and player progression.
- Creating concepts and prototypes, actively participating in planning and analyzing tests.
Skills and Experience:
- Focus on iterative development and product performance improvement, proven through direct past experience with shipped and ongoing game releases.
- Experience in live game operations is valuable, both in conceiving how live operations are applied to existing games and in designing games to facilitate the natural addition of live operations after launch.
- Experience building Logic and deduction puzzles - creating and editing content as well as concepting and developing new puzzle systems.
- Strong passion for casual, wide-appeal puzzle games
- Understanding player motivations and audience profiles, and the ability to align these with mechanics and systems.
- Experience working with external partners and curating design work
- Strong and proactive communication, organization, and collaboration skills
The Team
You’ll join a diverse studio environment, working primarily from our Helsinki office. We value transparent communication, proactive problem-solving, and enthusiasm for crafting accessible experiences. As the Senior Game Designer, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our player experiences at Next Games.
We aim high here at Next Games and will ask you to do the same. In exchange, you’ll be part of a team that is great to work with, dedicated, and passionate about what we do.
We look for what each person brings to our collective skillset, culture, and values to make them richer. Will you be the person to make us better?
Apply now.
Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.