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  • Technology & Development Job Description: King's second largest game, Candy Crush Soda Saga, is loved by millions of players worldwide, matching Swedish fish, rescued Soda gummy bears, and popped soda bottles to win points, defeat obstacles and progress through almost 20,000 levels.
  • We're an iconic team growing a sweeter future for one of the biggest casual mobile IPs in the world through attracting talented people from around the world.
  • Our ambition is to keep delivering for our players when it comes to creativity, product, and technology.
  • As a C++ Developer working on Monetisation in Candy Crush Soda Saga's Gameplay and Monetisation Domain, you'll help build and evolve the systems that drive player growth and IAP performance for one of King's biggest live games.
  • You'll design, build and test monetisation features that millions of players experience every day - from purchase flows to progression-linked offers and the systems that make spending feel relevant and worthwhile.
  • Your Role Within the Kingdom Design, build, test, maintain and optimise monetisation features and systems in Soda's live mobile game - from purchase flows and offer systems to live-ops content that drives engagement and revenue.
  • Deliver high-quality C++ code with strong focus on quality, reliability and performance.
  • Work on complex engineering problems, applying sound judgment to choose practical solutions and ship them at a healthy cadence.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, UX/UI, Data Scientists and fellow engineers to shape monetisation experiences that genuinely add value for players as well as the business - and that are quick to test, learn from and iterate on.
  • Use live data and A/B test results to validate your work and inform your next decisions - experimentation is at the heart of how this team operates.
  • Share knowledge with teammates, support more junior colleagues, take part in code and design reviews, and engage with engineering forums across Soda.
  • Use AI development tools as part of how you build, debug and review code - or be keen to adopt them.
  • Soda is a large, mature C++ codebase delivered to millions of mobile players across Android and iOS.
  • You'll work across the game client and the internal tools that power monetisation, alongside King's shared platforms for analytics, experimentation and live operations.
  • Skills to Create Thrills Key Attributes Curious, analytical and motivated to understand how the systems you work on connect to the player experience and the business.
  • Humble, flexible and collaborative - contributes openly in a cross-craft team, gives clear updates, and welcomes feedback.
  • Passion for programming with a strong commitment to quality and polish in your code.
  • Experience Hands-on experience in software development, able to deliver standard engineering work to a high standard.
  • Experience building, testing and maintaining software features in a production environment.
  • Experience in game development, mobile development, or performance-critical applications is a plus - as is exposure to monetisation systems, live ops, or A/B test-driven work.
  • Knowledge & Skills Strong C++ skills, with enjoyment of working closely with the language to build features and systems.
  • Solid understanding of software engineering principles, with the ability to solve a wide range of technical issues in practical and creative ways.
  • Sound coding fundamentals - writing high-quality, well-structured, maintainable code and applying effective testing practices.
  • Comfort using AI development tools (e.g.
  • Claude Code, Copilot) - or willingness to adopt them - as part of day-to-day engineering work.
  • Comfort working in an experimentation-driven environment - able to make decisions informed by A/B test results and live data.
  • How We Work Our Team First, Hybrid Working model empowers teams across the Kingdom to decide how they want to work together, with a mix of in office and home working.
  • If you're excited about this role but don't meet every single requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.
  • We know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply unless they match every point, and we're interested in your potential as well as your experience.
  • 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.
  • This Applicant Privacy Notice summarizes how the information you submit as a job applicant through this website will be handled and protected by King and its subsidiaries ("we" or "us") For full details regarding the types of information we may collect from you, how and why we use this information, and with whom we share this information, please see our Applicant Privacy Policy.
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