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Technology & Development
Job Description:
As a Build Engineer in Candy Crush Soda Saga,you’llsit at the heart of how we create, test, and ship the game to millions of players worldwide.You’llown and evolve our build and release pipelines, making sure developers can move fast with confidence across multiple platforms.You’llblend hands-on engineering with problem solving, automation and collaboration – helping teams in Barcelona, Stockholm and beyond deliver high-quality features and content at scale.
King’s second largest game, Candy Crush Soda Saga, is loved by millions of players worldwide,matching Swedish fish, rescued Soda gummy bears, and popped soda bottles to win points, defeatobstaclesand progress through more than 11,000 levels.We’rean iconic team growing a sweeter future for one of the biggest casual mobile IPs in the world through attracting the world’s best talent. Our ambition is to continue crushing it for our players when it comes to creativity, product, and technology!
Your Role Within the Kingdom
- Work as part of the Candy Crush Soda Saga organisation, supporting teams in both Barcelona and Stockholm ina central rolefocused on development pipelines, multi-platform builds and releases.
- Design, build andmaintainrobust continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines that automate builds,testsand deployments for mobile platforms, using tools such as Jenkins or similar CI systems.
- Develop,improveand troubleshoot build systems using technologies likeCMake,Gradleand Bazelensuring fast,reliableand reproducible builds for C++ and Java-based components.
- Own the build environment end to end: monitor stability and performance, debug buildfailures, andproactively drive technical improvements and automation.
- Collaborate closely with game developers, shared techteamsand other build engineers across King to design solutions that fit both Soda-specific and shared technology needs.
- Contribute scripts and tooling (for example in Python, Groovy or similar scripting languages) to streamline day-to-day developer workflows and reduce manual effort.
- Champion quality by enforcing good practices in configuration management, versioning, dependency handling, and release processes.
- Share knowledge,documentationand guidelines so that teams can use the build systems effectively and understand how to debug common issues.
- Worklargely independentlyon moderately complex problems, selectingappropriate methodsand techniques, while providing regular status updates to your manager and guiding more junior colleagues when needed.
Tech environment (indicative)
- Languages: scripting in Python and/or Groovy;Experiencewith C++required(not necessarily expert level);Java is a plus.
- Build / CI tools:CMake, Gradle, Jenkins (or similar CI systems), working primarily in UNIX-like environments.Bazel and Build-Kite is a plus.
- Collaboration: close partnership with cross-functional game teams (engineering, product, analytics, creative) within Soda and with shared technology groups across King.
- Proven experience as a build, infrastructure, or software engineer working with automated build and release pipelines in a professional environment.
- Hands-on background with CI systems (for example Jenkins or similar) for build automation,integrationand release workflows.
- Experience with Git workflows
- Track recordof working independently on moderately complex technical problems, delivering stable, maintainablesolutionsand supporting other engineers in day-to-day use of build systems.
- Strong scripting skills in languages such as Python and/or Groovy, used to automate tasks and build tooling.
- Practical experience with build technologies such asCMakeand Gradle, plus comfort working in UNIX environments;Experience with C++ language. FamiliaritywithJava is a plus but not mandatory.
- Solid understanding of software engineering and configuration-management concepts (dependencies, branching, versioning, reproducible builds, CI/CD, basicperformanceand reliability considerations).
- Experience with GCP or any other cloud provider is a plus
- Passionate about programming, build engineering and automation, witha strong senseof quality and continuous improvement in the solutions you deliver.
- Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to work in a dynamic,collaborativeand fun environment and build productive relationships across teams.
- Analytical,curiousand keen to grow – you enjoy understanding the tech you work with, spotting opportunities for improvement, and continuously refining tools and processes for the benefit of the wider Soda team.
Ifyou’reexcited about this role butdon’tmeet every single requirement,we’dstill love to hear from you. Skills can grow – your passion for build engineering and collaboration matters most.
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at King.com or by following us on LinkedIn, @lifeatking on Instagram, or @king_games on X.
