Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

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Job Description:

• Design and develop a highly scalable, highly available, and highly reliable Advertising & Monetization platform handling billions of requests per day.
• Understand the business requirements and translate them into the development/design tasks.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to craft and architect backend systems.
• Partner with Product and peer engineering teams on multi-functional projects.
• Work with DevOps engineers to ensure operational excellence.
• Mentor and support junior engineers with a genuine interest in their development.
• Choose the right technology stack to align with those use cases with scalability. 
• Develop alert & monitoring systems and procedures for faster disaster recovery.
• Provide technical directions and mentor other specialists and engineers

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience leading the development of high-performance microservices in Java.
• Strong understanding of large-scale distributed backend systems
• Experience with AdTech platforms (e.g., AdServing, Demand Side Platform).
• Proficiency in NoSQL systems (e.g., DynamoDB, Cassandra, HBase).
• Experience in a cloud-based environment with GCP, Azure or AWS.
• Expert knowledge in Java, JMeter, and performance engineering.
• Experience with streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Flink).
• Experience in designing cohesive frontend and backend architecture.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability to work independently with limited guidance.

• Knowledge and experience in CI/CD, test automation, Jenkins, Gradle, and related technologies.
• Experience with open-source technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Passion for usability, maintainability, and quality, with a focus on long-term solutions.

• You are passionate about a culture of learning and teaching. You love challenging yourself to constantly improve, and sharing your knowledge to empower others.
• You like to take risks when looking for novel solutions to complex problems. If faced with roadblocks, you continue to reach higher to make greatness happen.
• You care about solving big, systemic problems. You look beyond the surface to understand root causes so that you can build long-term solutions for the whole ecosystem.
• You believe in not only serving customers but also empowering them by providing knowledge and tools.

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.