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Technology & DevelopmentJob Description:
Want to create the world’s best mobile games? Have you got the skills to make that happen? We’re looking for a C++ Engineer to join our Kingdom. You’ll be part of a team that speaks your language, solve complex challenges - using some pretty nice tech. Our games are adored by hundreds of millions of people, and you’ll be building them. As well as the engines, systems and platforms that make them play brilliantly on any platform.
If you want to create amazing user experiences and entertainment for millions of players to enjoy on the go then this is the right job for you. Together with your colleagues, you will have a part in creating and maintaining our mobile casual games. You will specify, design, build, and implement existing and new game features within our Player Value Domain. The core part of your work will consist in developing features to provide meaningful experience for premium users to drive a better economy of Candy Crush Saga in collaboration with your team, Engineering and Product Manager. As part of the development team, you’ll be part of a creative, collaborative environment where your ideas will be every bit as valued as your programming expertise.
Your responsibilities will include:
Contribute to successful end-to-end delivery through design, implementation, and testing
Taking an active part in impacting the economy and monetization experience in Candy Crush Saga
Contributing high-quality and well- structured code to our global code base
Assisting colleagues by sharing knowledge through activities such as code reviews, offering direct feedback, and other collaborative efforts
Communicating with other teams in your business unit and enabling alignment between your team and all relevant parties.
Contributing to the investigation and mitigation of live incidents and enabling detection and prevention mechanisms against future issues
Leading the definition of engineering standards, best practices, processes, and ways of working for your team.
In our opinion, programming experience and dedication for gaming as well as the willingness to share great ideas are equally valued. Are you a passionate and creative teammate? Who you are:
You enjoy C++ programming and have demonstrated experience applying it in professional or comparable contexts
You are passionate about games
You possess a high sense of quality and polish, and take pride in the work you deliver
You are capable of taking technical responsibility for the code you develop and are open to feedback
You like to implement data-driven experiments and develop them further
Previous Android or iOS development experience
You have worked in the gaming industry
Experience in working with memory / performance-critical applications
You are well-versed in navigating a complex codebase
Knowledge of Core Gameplay systems
Experience working with backend
Experience working with data
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at King.com or by following us on LinkedIn, @lifeatking on Instagram, or @king_games on X.