Senior Engineer | Candy Crush Soda Saga

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Job Description:
Want to create the world’s best mobile games?
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer 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.
Your role within the Kingdom
If you want to create amazing user experiences and entertainment for millions of players on the go, this is the right job for you.
Within Candy Crush Soda Saga, we’re hiring Senior Software Engineer for team that works with player-facing gameplay features and experiences.
The team focuses on building engaging player-facing systems and experiences that sit on top of the core gameplay loop, including:
Competitions
Progression systems
Social and collaborative features
Live game experiences
This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy feature development, product impact, and creating experiences directly used by millions of players.
You’ll work in a creative, collaborative environment where your ideas are valued as much as your technical expertise.
Your responsibilities will include
Designing, implementing, and maintaining new systems and game features
Building high-quality, maintainable, and scalable C++ solutions
Working with large and complex codebases
Improving existing systems, architecture, and technical foundations
Taking ownership of features and systems from concept through production
Collaborating closely with engineers, technical leaders, designers, and product teams
Optimizing performance, scalability, and maintainability
Contributing to technical strategy and best practices
Coaching and mentoring other engineers
Skills to create thrills
We equally value a passion for making great games, strong hands-on coding experience, technical ownership, and collaborative problem solving.
Are you a passionate and creative teammate? You are:
Highly proficient in C++, with experience working in large codebases
Comfortable taking ownership of systems or features end-to-end
Passionate about building high-quality, polished solutions
Skilled at breaking down complex technical challenges into manageable tasks
Collaborative and proactive, with strong communication skills
Bonus points
Experience in the games industry
Experience with Android or iOS development
Experience working with memory/performance-critical applications
Experience working with large-scale or legacy systems
Experience with graphics programming, rendering, or optimization
Experience building tools or frameworks
Experience with scripting languages
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. 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.