Java Backend Developer

We are developing a Game Backend Framework at high scale, supporting an average traffic of 3 million requests per second from all our beloved games.
Are you inspired by the idea of developing the foundation for some of the most played games in the world, like Candy Crush and Farm Heroes? Being directly involved in delivering a smooth gaming experience to 260 million players? Support for game feature development, intense event traffic handling, and highly concurrent data storage, are at the core of our work.
Our games and tech constantly evolve so we also have to evolve our teams and bring onboard people that share our passion and want to join the exciting journey ahead. This is where you come into play!
You have experience with backend development in core Java, are familiar with concurrency handling, and embrace hands-on responsibility.
With us, you will be part of developing software running on thousands of game backend servers, working closely with our teams in Stockholm and Barcelona as well as other teams spread across the world.
You will be working in a team that strives to be truly agile and defines their own practices based on the needs and their specific team dynamic. We embrace collaboration, high quality standards, and a maintainable system that can live for many years to come, with whatever the future brings.
Our latest mission is to transform and migrate our on-premise infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform
We have new exciting new opportunities and are currently on a quest to modify the internals of the framework in order to leverage the new rules and best practices that apply in the cloud. We intend to make the transition invisible to the players, and smooth for all King development teams, enabling the game studios to keep serving new game content seamlessly.



We are looking for people in multiple teams, each with different responsibilities of the backend framework and platform. For example game development support, capabilities for persistent storage and event streaming.
You will among other things…


Develop, maintain and support one of the world’s most used game platforms
Implement features for our games and support game developers
Collaborate closely with SREs and care for the full lifecycle of our games
Troubleshoot intricate production problems at high load
Be highly involved and contribute to a unique cloud migration at scale




Skills to create thrills

2 + years of professional software development experience, with a focus on core java
Experience with complex systems
A solid sense of quality and craftsmanship
A great attitude towards learning and knowledge sharing and you like to work within a team that discusses solutions and ideas
Comfortable with Linux

We believe your saga started with genuine tech interest and you are intrigued by solving programming problems and growing your skills as a developer. Hard boiled and unique problems inspire you to never stop learning new things.
You have a DevOps mindset and do not shy away from tackling all aspects of a systems life cycle. You believe in craftsmanship, writing high quality code. You are humble and open, ask for feedback and collaborate with your peers to create the best possible solutions.
A curious nature makes you naturally keep up to date on what’s going on in the tech landscape to constantly improve and extend your toolbox of knowledge and skills.



We know you're intrigued by the gaming world. So if you also have professional experience from the gaming industry, we sure would like to hear your story but, we are totally open to other industries.



Making the world playful
When it comes to interactive mobile entertainment, we're pretty proud to be number one. We bring moments of magic to hundreds of millions everyday through games like Candy Crush Saga and Farm Heroes Saga. 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.
Let’s shape the future
Making great games is incredibly challenging but we’ve proven it can be done…and we see a world of possibilities ahead. Together we can experiment, learn and adapt to continuously shape the industry, raise the bar and delight billions of people across the world.
You’ll find all you need to apply (it's super-easy), plus more information on our culture, values and benefits, including relocation packages at jobs.king.com.
All applications should be made in English and we are keen on getting to know you and the stuff that makes you tick!