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Senior C++ Engineer - Catalog Games
Category: Other
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Job ID: R023664
Type: Regular
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior C++ Developer who thrives on exploring new ideas at the forefront of mobile game innovation, helping to deliver ground-breaking bite-sized entertainment for millions of players. You'll be part of the Catalog Games studio, which leads a portfolio of 9 King games across multiple King locations.
Your role within the Kingdom
Our programmers are at the heart of our game development. They are committed, talented generalists who contribute not only to the code but to the entire product. They come from diverse backgrounds, but they are all passionate about games, working closely with the rest of the team. We're looking for someone with a technical mindset and with previous experience managing small teams.
Your role will be to help your team with their day-to-day tasks, primarily focused on the efficient operation of multiple live games with stability and quality in focus, as well as with mentoring and guidance of other developers. You will help with prioritization and estimations, being the main point of contact between your team and the game's Tech Lead.
With us, you'll get to work at the forefront of the mobile gaming business, in an energized and fun environment. Naturally, you'll share your knowledge and skills with the rest of the team and King.
Some bite-sized bullet points of the job description are:
Design, architect, test, and implement technical features
Integrate the latest technical solutions across the games
Improve the technical foundation of the games, bringing efficiency to developing new and supporting existing features across the games
Deliver high-quality and well-structured code
Manage a small group of developers, with a focus on mentoring
Help with roadmaps, timelines, estimations, and priorities
Share and collect knowledge across diverse teams in an open and collaborative environment
Skills to create thrills
You have a great passion for programming and are committed to quality and polish. You are genuinely passionate about making games, developing new innovative features and solutions, and game industry R&D—whether you have done so professionally already or are looking to join the industry! You need to care for the professional development of your peers and their well-being. As a developer, you are also analytical and interested in understanding the whole tech stack.
Other skills include:
Previous experience within software development
Previous experience managing small teams
Deep knowledge of C++
Experience working with CMake
Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
Passion for software development and learning new technologies/languages
Bonus points:
Build engineering experience (e.g., Jenkins)
Familiarity with DevOps principles and roles
Experience working with game engines
Knowledge of mobile platforms and app stores in terms of development, compliance topics, publishing
About King
At King, we're Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We're the creators behind it. With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry and are on a mission to level-up the little moments for our more than 200 million active monthly users.
But we aren't just crushing it with candies, we're also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games. As a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, King is part of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft.
A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes
King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self. We recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation, and that change only happens when we all come together. It's our mission to build a diverse and inclusive Kingdom for our people, players, and community.
Making the World Playful
Making the World Playful is our mission – it's the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let's face it, who doesn't love a bit of fun? Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren't the only ones that can level-up. We're always looking for ways to champion each other and make what's already great, even better.
So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.
Applications need to be in English. Discover King at careers.king.com
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