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Senior Full-Stack Tools Developer

Candy Crush Saga

Your role within our Kingdom

As​ ​a​ Tools ​Developer,​ ​you build tools used by game designers and other internal users in creating the content and features of our casual games.​ ​As​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​development​ ​team,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​enjoy​ ​a​ ​creative,​ ​challenging​, ​and​ ​collaborative environment​ ​where​ ​your​ ​ideas​ ​will​ ​be​ ​every​ ​bit​ ​as​ ​valued​ ​as​ ​your​ ​programming​ ​expertise.

• Design, architect ​and​ ​implement​ ​web tools​ and back end services ​required​ ​to​ develop and maintain ​game functionality,​ ​platform​ ​enhancements,​ ​and​ ​release workflows.
• Take ownership and ensure our services are in excellent shape and running smoothly.
• Deliver​ ​code​ ​of​ ​the​ ​highest​ ​quality​ ​through​ ​good​ ​design.
• Attention​ ​to​ ​detail​ ​and​ ​system​ ​testing​ ​on​ a ​timely​ ​basis.
• Share​ ​knowledge​ ​and​ ​help​ ​colleagues​ ​both​ ​inside​ ​and​ ​outside​ ​of​ ​your​ ​team

Skills to create thrills

You​ ​have​ ​a​ ​strong​ ​passion​ ​for​ ​building tools that ultimately serve millions of users every day, working closely with client developers and game/level designers. You are a good​ ​communicator and​ ​happy​ ​to​ ​work​ ​with​ ​people​ ​from​ ​several​ ​different​ ​business​ ​units. You​ ​can​ ​translate​ ​business​ ​needs​ ​into​ ​technical​ ​requirements​ ​and​ ​implementation.​ You're excited about the opportunity to participate and shape how business critical content tools are developed, used and maintained on top of working with a multi-facet team that covers wide competence domains

Other​ ​skills​ ​include:

• Great knowledge of web client frameworks like HTML,​ ​CSS​ ​and​ ​JavaScript (e.g. React, NodeJS and Typescript)
• Good understanding of web protocols like HTTP APIs like REST, JSON-RPC and SOAP
• Experience​ ​with​ ​C++,​ ​databases​ ​and​ ​caching
• Familiar​ ​working​ ​with​ ​UNIX​ ​environments,​ ​bash ​and​ ​git
• Familiarity​ ​with​ ​testing​ ​frameworks and TDD
• Familiarity with cloud build/deployment

Bonus points

• Experience with developing native mobile applications
• Experience with developing clients in C++
• Experience with cross functional tools development
• Knowledge of different programming languages for ex. Java

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  or by following us on ,  on Instagram, or  on X.