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• Technology & Development Job Description: We are looking for a C++ Developer who thrives exploring new ideas at the forefront of mobile game innovation, helping to deliver ground-breaking bite-sized entertainment for millions of players.
• You’ll be part of the Catalog Games studio, which leads a portfolio of 9 King games across multiple King locations.
• Your role within the Kingdom Our programmers are at the heart of our game development.
• They are committed, talented generalists who contribute not only to the code, but to the entire product.
• They come from diverse backgrounds, but they are all passionate about games, working closely with the rest of the team.
• As a Software Engineer you will work primarily in C++ with our internal game engine.
• You will collaborate across disciplines with designers, artists, QA, and more, taking full ownership of your work as you convert business and design ideas into quality code.
• As part of the Product & Production team, you will work on the very core of the game, directly impacting the main player experience.
• With us, you'll get to work at the forefront of the mobile gaming business, in an energized and fun environment.
• Naturally you'll share your knowledge and skills with the rest of the team and King.
• In this role, you will: Document, implement, and maintain features in C++ within the Catalog Games production team.
• Collaborate closely with both engineers and other disciplines like design, art, product, and QA.
• Break bigger goals down into tasks, estimate time needed, and implement high quality solutions.
• Communicate frequently with your team, proactively updating them on progress and risks while sharing ideas or other relevant information with them.
• Uphold a high standard of quality through architecture and code reviews, testing, and iterating.
• Taking an active role in reviewing your peers' code and seeking out feedback on your own work.
• Improve game stability by investigating live issues, profiling, fixing bugs and working on tech debt.
• Skills to create thrills: Comfortable communicating and working closely within cross-discipline teams.
• Strong knowledge in modern C++ and software design patterns.
• General engineering practices: Testing and reviewing code, architecting and explaining your design, working with version control, and documenting your work.
• Experience debugging, profiling, and working within a large codebase.
• Willingness to learn and improve continuously.
• Good at giving and receiving feedback.
• Bonus Points: Ability to work with high autonomy while keeping stakeholders informed.
• Build engineering experience (e.g.
• Jenkins) Experience working with CMake Experience in game development Knowledge of mobile platforms and app stores in terms of development, compliance topics, publishing, performance metrics You do not need to check every box to apply, but strong technical skill and a collaborative mindset are both key.
• If you’re excited about this role and think your experience aligns, we’d love to hear from you.
• About King 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.
• 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 and @lifeatking on Instagram.
• Applicant Privacy Policy We bring moments of magic to hundreds of millions of people every single day.
• We create unforgettable games that are loved around the world.
• We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other, and love for our players.
• Who we are King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games, including franchises such as Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch.
• We have 249 million monthly active users as of fourth quarter 2019 across web, social and mobile platforms.
• King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as an independent unit of the company.
• Our passion Making great games is incredibly challenging but we’ve proven it can be done… and we see a world of possibilities ahead.
• We’re challenging ourselves to dream bigger in a Seriously Playful way.
• We’re experimenting, learning, and adapting continuously to shape the industry in ways yet to be imagined.
• We’re passionate about bringing moments of magic to our players and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way.
• Above all, we play as a team, helping each other have impact on a massive scale.
• And we’ll know we’ve outdone ourselves when we’ve inspired the world to play.
• If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!
• Together, we’ll create new experiences that raise the bar, delight billions of people, and redefine the world of games again and again.
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