Technical lead

Your role within the kingdom
As a tools technical lead in Candy Crush Soda Saga you will be responsible for enabling the successful delivery of short and long term goals, by providing the technical direction, continuously developing and improving processes in the tools team, a group dedicated to supporting other production teams in the game, acting as the interface with other Soda and King units.
As a technical lead you will:
Gather information and needs from other crafts (art, level design, operations etc.) that need support and create concrete technical specifications from them
Inform and guide production plans from a technical perspective within the tools team
Mentor and guide more junior members of the team
Guide architecture in tools team initiatives and facilitate technical collaborations
Understand the game’s architecture and technical stack for supported teams
Understand the day to day workflow and pain points of supported teams
Assume accountability for team feature planning, task breakdown and estimations
Support the technical director in creating the team roadmap and backlog refinement
Lead by example in the production of high quality, scalable and maintainable software
Keep up to date with and promote development industry best practices
Still be expected to be an individual contributor to the code base


Skills to create thrills
You ​have​ a​​ strong​ ​passion​ ​for​ development of tools and systems that ultimately serve millions of users every day! ​​​You are a great communicator and are ​happy​ ​to​ ​work​​ with ​​people​ from various backgrounds and crafts. You ​can​ ​translate​ ​business​ ​needs​ into ​technical​ requirements.​ You're excited about the opportunity to participate and craft how business-critical systems and tools are developed, used, and maintained. You are motivated by working in an inclusive and diverse organization.
Other skills include:
Strong leadership, organizational and stakeholder management skills
Ability to adjust your message based on the audience
Ability to convert business goals into technical solutions
Broad technical knowledge that includes modern C++ (at least C++ 11 standard) and Web frameworks (HTML,​ ​CSS​ ​and​ ​JavaScript, ReactJS, node, webpack)
Understanding of scale and maintainability on a long living code base
Experience with CI/CD and software engineering testing best practices
Proficient in English, both written and spoken

Tasty Bonus skills:
Experience in the gaming industry, especially cross platform mobile gaming
Experience with working with cross functional teams
Knowledge of backend development in Java

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!