Senior Software Engineer | Candy Crush Saga

Available in 3 locations Category Technology & Development Job ID R022928 Regular Description

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Technology & Development

Job Description:

We are looking for an expert engineer to join the team behind Candy Crush Saga within the SAGA Features team, that delivers some of the most successful features for CCS.

Our programmers are at the heart of our game development. They are driven, versatile generalists who supply not only to the code, but to the entire product. You have excellent passion for Programming, Technology, Architecture and a tried sense of Quality and an innovative outlook. As an engineer you are also analytical and genuinely interested in understanding the whole tech stack. An overview on what makes a good game is highly needed and appreciated. You will be working closely together with multi-functional team/s.

Your role within the Kingdom

• As a Senior Backend Engineer you have proven experience in developing and operating robust and scalable backend systems in core Java.
• You believe in craftsmanship and enjoy writing clean, high-quality code.
• You are humble and open, ask for feedback and collaborate with your peers to build the best possible solutions.
• You are encouraged to improve your teams communication and teamwork and efficiency.
• You actively encourage the sharing of knowledge and make sure that meaningful information is easily accessible to everyone.
• You are a teammate who faces new challenges with a positive, can-do attitude.

Skills to build thrills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent required.
• Having hands-on experience working with key/value databases in a high traffic environment.
• Familiarity with the game industry and cloud platforms.
• Previous experience with gaming is a plus.

With us you’ll get to work at the forefront of casual social gaming business, in a growing, energized and lively environment. At King you’re always smack in the middle of the game development, giving with not only your phenomenal programming skills but also with your passion for games and how to build them.

About King

At King, we’re Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We’re the creators behind it. With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry and are on a mission to level-up the little moments for our more than 200 million active monthly users. But we aren’t just crushing it with candies, we’re also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games. As a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, King is part of Activision Blizzard, which was recently acquired by Microsoft.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self. We recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation, and that change only happens when we all come together. It’s our mission to build a diverse and inclusive Kingdom for our people, players, and community.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is our mission – it’s the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of fun?

Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren’t the only ones that can level-up. We’re always looking for ways to champion each other and make what’s already great, even better.

So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.

Applications need to be in English.
Discover King at careers.king.com