C++ Developer | Shared Tech, Barcelona

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King operates mobile games at a massive scale. With titles like Candy Crush, Bubble Witch and Farm Heroes, our code runs on hundreds of millions of devices across the world.

We are looking for C++ Developers at different levels of seniority. From Junior to Senior, but bear in mind that for this particular team, having at least two years of commercial C++ specific experience is essential for a junior position. If you’re looking for your first full-time role, we kindly invite you to visit the Early Careers tab of our page.

Come join us if you want to take pride in creating the very best bite-sized entertainment for millions of players worldwide!

Your role within our Kingdom

Our vision in Shared Tech is to provide a platform that creates material “competitive advantage” for our game studio partners and support them to provide amazing player experiences.

We in Shared Tech work as a B2B organization, making sure that the platform we provide is compatible with all the different games built at King.

Tasks within the team vary greatly but include:

• Developing the SDK supporting the games developed at King
• Designing and implementing client-side aspects of the features we support
• Collaborating with game teams to enable the features they want to build
• Working closely with King’s internal Java server frameworks
• Maintaining and improving our existing code base

As a new member of the team, we offer a unique opportunity to be involved hands-on and learn as you go. The wide responsibilities of the team give a wide array of challenges to conquer, and King offers many opportunities for training and personal development.

Skills to create thrills

• A degree in Computer Science or similar
• Wide experience programming in C++
• Experience programming network connectivity
• Interest in building reusable flexible APIs and libraries
• Excellent communication skills in English
• Confidence working with Java and server-side code
• Knowledge in Lua, C, C# Unity
• Experience working with mobile devices (Objective C & Android)

About King

King is the game developer behind the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top-grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King’s games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.

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 need to be in English.
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