Backend Developer

Job Description:
Do you want to create the world’s best mobile games? Have you got the skills to make that happen?
We’re looking for a Backend Developer to join our game tech team and Kingdom. You’ll be part of a team that speaks your language, taking on complex challenges and using some pretty nice tech.

Your role within our Kingdom:
You will be part of a small team that’s working with a live mobile game and King’s internal Platform Tech. This includes supporting the team’s live game, while driving research and innovation, ensuring the robustness of the technology adopted to our biggest game franchises. You are a curious person with a positive attitude and a strong passion for working with new technologies. You are quick to see improvements and new ways of doing things.. You’ll drive innovation in our titles by adopting and integrating the latest technologies developed internally and externally. You’ll contribute to the platform by closing the feedback loop with other game developers, sharing lessons learned from integration “firsts” to our platform developers, and working closely with developers in the team and outside the team. You’re excited about working on a live game product with a massive number of active users.

Skills to create thrills


Experience as Java developer implementing components, features and systems in Java.
Experience of Android and iOS development
Experience of architect & design components, features and larger systems
Great communication between our client developers and other backend developers.
Technical experience in testing, design and support
B.S. degree in engineering, computer science, networking or relevant field or equivalent experience
Agile mindset and fluency in the methods
Ability to work with different teams and provide mentorship to junior developers

Bonus skills


Experience with Unity
Experience with UWP
Worked with various development environments and build-systems
Experience with game development

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.
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.
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 needs to be in English.
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