Senior Engineer | Candy Crush Soda Saga

<p style="text-align:left"><b>Craft:</b></p><p style="text-align:inherit"></p><p style="text-align:left"><b>Job Description:</b></p><p><span style="color:#000000">Want to create the world’s best mobile games? <br />  </span></p><p style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">We’re looking for a<b> Senior Software Engineer</b> to join our Kingdom. Our games are adored by hundreds of millions of people around the world, and you’ll be helping build the systems, features, and technology that make them play brilliantly on any platform. <br />  </span></p><h2><span style="color:#000000">Your role within the Kingdom </span></h2><p style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">If you want to create amazing user experiences and entertainment for millions of players on the go, this is the right job for you. <br />  </span></p><p style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">Within Candy Crush Soda Saga, we’re hiring Senior Software Engineer for team that works with player-facing gameplay features and experiences. <br />   </span></p><p style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">The team focuses on building engaging player-facing systems and experiences that sit on top of the core gameplay loop, including: </span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Competitions </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Progression systems </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Social and collaborative features </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Live game experiences </span></li></ul><p style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span></span> <br />This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy feature development, product impact, and creating experiences directly used by millions of players. <br />  </span></p><p style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">You’ll work in a creative, collaborative environment where your ideas are valued as much as your technical expertise. </span></p><br /><h2><span style="color:#000000">Your responsibilities will include </span></h2><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Designing, implementing, and maintaining new systems and game features </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Building high-quality, maintainable, and scalable C++ solutions </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Working with large and complex codebases </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Improving existing systems, architecture, and technical foundations </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Taking ownership of features and systems from concept through production </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Collaborating closely with engineers, technical leaders, designers, and product teams </span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Optimizing performance, scalability, and maintainability </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Contributing to technical strategy and best practices </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Coaching and mentoring other engineers </span></li></ul><br /><h2><span style="color:#000000">Skills to create thrills </span></h2><p style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">We equally value a passion for making great games, strong hands-on coding experience, technical ownership, and collaborative problem solving. </span></p><p style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">Are you a passionate and creative teammate? You are: </span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Highly proficient in C++, with experience working in large codebases </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Comfortable taking ownership of systems or features end-to-end </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Passionate about building high-quality, polished solutions </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Skilled at breaking down complex technical challenges into manageable tasks </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Collaborative and proactive, with strong communication skills </span></li></ul><br /><h2><span style="color:#000000">Bonus points </span></h2><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Experience in the games industry </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Experience with Android or iOS development </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Experience working with memory/performance-critical applications </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Experience working with large-scale or legacy systems </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Experience with graphics programming, rendering, or optimization </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Experience building tools or frameworks </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Experience with scripting languages </span></li></ul><br /><p><b>About King</b></p><p>With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world 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 titles such as Farm Heroes Saga. Around 200 million people play a King game every month. 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 and @lifeatking on Instagram.</p><p><br /><br /><br /></p>