Craft

• Technology & Development Job Description: Principal Software Developer – C++ /Test automation Craft the Future of Mobile Gaming Do you want to shape the future of the world’s most beloved mobile games?
• Are you ready to influence technology direction, mentor others, and architect solutions that reach hundreds of millions of players?
• We’re looking for a Principal Software Developer to join the Game Production Integration team.
• You’ll operate at the intersection of technology strategy and game development, driving technical excellence across King’s portfolio, whilst contributing to the overall quality of our deliveries by driving test automation.
• Your Role within Our Kingdom As a Principal Developer, you will be a key technical leader and influencer — setting standards, shaping long-term architecture, and enabling teams across King to build scalable, high-quality, and fun experiences.
• You will: Contribute to Technical Strategy: Contribute to and help drive the technical direction for how King’s internal tech integrates into our game studios.
• Join our Tech Directors in championing scalable architectures and best practices across platforms.
• Engineer and Adapt: Design and implement solutions that empower game teams to adopt and extend King’s technology effectively, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and developer experience.
• Mentor and Inspire: Serve as a technical mentor and role model for senior developers across the organization, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner and Influence: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams — including internal platform, tools, and game teams — to align on priorities and deliver impactful solutions across multiple titles.
• Problem-Solve at Scale: Anticipate technical challenges, troubleshoot complex issues, and guide teams in resolving them efficiently.
• You’ll act as both a hands-on expert and a strategic influencer, ensuring our technology ecosystem scales with our creative ambitions.
• Skills to Create Thrills Extensive professional experience in C++ development, with a deep understanding of performance, memory management, and cross-platform considerations Proven expertise in Android and iOS development and mobile platform optimization Stewarding technical initiatives that span multiple teams or game projects Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work across disciplines.
• Passion for mentorship, enabling others to grow and succeed A customer-centric mindset, ensuring technology serves both developers and players effectively Experience working with test automation throughout the development cycle, with the technical skills to build robust and adaptable solutions.
• Bonus Points Experience developing and shipping games end-to-end Background in developer relations, SDK design, or platform advocacy Proficiency in Java, C, Python, Gradle, Jenkins, and CMake Familiarity with build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and cross-platform tooling Demonstrated impact in shaping technology roadmaps and best practices at scale Making the World Playful At King, we bring moments of magic to hundreds of millions of players daily through titles like Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, and Candy Crush Solitaire.
• We push the boundaries of technology and creativity, guided by curiosity, passion, and a love for games.
• Dream Bigger This is an exciting time to join King.
• As we continue to dream bigger, you’ll play a vital role in redefining the world of games through creativity, innovation, and leadership.
• Find all you need to apply — and more about our culture, values, and benefits, including relocation packages — at jobs.king.com.
• All applications should be made in English.
• 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.
• 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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