Senior C++ Developer (12 month FTC) | Farm Heroes Saga

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permanent
London, London, United Kingdom
MIDASPLAYER.COM LIMITED
05.12.2023
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Are you ready to make your mark in the realm of mobile gaming by crafting the world's best games? If you have the skills and passion to turn that vision into reality, we want to hear from you!

We’re looking for a Developer to join our Kingdom. You’ll be part of a team that speaks your language, where we take on complex challenges - using some pretty nice tech. Our games are loved by hundreds of millions of people, and you will be building them, as well as the engines, systems and platforms that make them play beautifully on any platform.

Your role within the Kingdom

We're on the lookout for a Senior 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.

Your role is key in delivering product improvements and features to reality, inside our games. Alongside a team of developers, you will be crucial in supporting the product function to assess technical complexity for feature development and building those features.

Your responsibilities will include:
  • Design, architect, test and implement technical features
  • Share knowledge and help colleagues
  • Help with roadmaps, timelines, estimations, and priorities.
  • Improve the technical foundation of the game supporting new and existing features
  • Deliver high quality and well-structured code
Skills to create thrills:

You have a great passion for programming and are committed to quality and polish. You are genuinely passionate about making games, developing new innovative features and solutions, and game industry R&D - whether you have done so professionally already or are looking to join the industry! As a developer, you are also analytical and interested in understanding the whole tech stack. And, of course, you’ll need to know what makes a good game. To break down what we're looking for:

  • Deep knowledge of C++
  • You are passionate about games and would love to create the next big mobile hit
  • Possess a high sense of quality and polish and pride in the work you deliver
  • Capable of taking technical ownership for a product or project
  • Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
  • Passion for games and software development
Bonus points:
  • Experience in working with memory/performance critical applications.
  • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, jenkins, groovy.
About King

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.

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 craft 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.

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.
Discover King at careers.king.com

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