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Job Description:

We are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer to join the SDK Core team within King’s Shared Tech organisation. This position will enable you to shape the future of our client technology platform, helping King to power some of the most popular mobile games in the world, such as Candy Crush Saga.

Our vision in Shared Tech is to provide a competitive technological advantage for game teams at King, helping them to deliver amazing player experiences.

The SDK Core team has adopted a hybrid work model that allows team members to work either fully remote, always in the office or something in between.

Your role within our Kingdom

On a daily basis you will maintain and evolve the system architecture for our SDK, by delivering high quality, well structured code and tests for core features.

Our SDK enables game developers to integrate the game client code with game engines, various services and game back- end. You will help other Kingsters to integrate our new features into their games, assisting them during the testing and deployment phases.

Your responsibilities will include

Responsible for full feature development lifecycle; from gathering requirements, to scoping, writing technical specifications, development and alignment across the various engineering teams
Design and implement new APIs and systems for accessing the platform infrastructure and functionality
Provide hands on engineering leadership by example, offering guidance and mentorship to fellow engineers
Collaborate with other shared technology teams, as well as game teams

Skills to create thrills

You have great passion for programming and are committed to quality and polish. As a developer you are also analytical and naturally curious about understanding the entire tech stack.

Strong C++ programming language skills, including: experience from threading and templates, experience from Modern C++ (i.e. C++ 14 and later) and extensive debugging experience
Great team working skills
Passion for software development and agile practices
Need to thrive in a consensus- oriented environment
Agile mindset to work with both development tasks and support tasks

Bonus Points

Emscripten experience
Tailoring build system with CMake
Scripting with Python
Working with software development for Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Experience from Android or iOS app development
SDK development
Experience using Github, Jenkins, Unity & SonarQube

How good are we as a team?

Please check how we would score on Joel's Test:

Do you use source control? Yes
Can you make a build in one step? Yes
Do you make daily builds? Yes
Do you have a bug database? Yes
Do you fix bugs before writing new code? Yes
Do you have an up- to- date schedule? Yes
Do you have a spec? Mostly Yes
Do programmers have quiet working conditions? The office has a typical open floor plan, but there are plenty of spaces for quiet, focused work. Additionally, it’s fine to work from home as much as you want.
Do you use the best tools money can buy? Yes
Do you have testers? Yes, but not in the team
Do new candidates write code during their interview? Typically not
Do you do hallway usability testing? No, but we collaborate closely with the people that use our APIs.

About King

King is the game developer behind the world- famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top- grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King’s games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid- core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players - and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If 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.
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