Senior Principal Software Engineer | Candy Crush Soda Saga
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Want to create the world’s best mobile games? We’re looking for a Senior Principal Software Engineer to join our Kingdom. Our games are adored by hundreds of millions of people, and you’ll be helping build them, contributing to the engine, systems, and platforms that make them play brilliantly on any platform.
Your role within the Kingdom: As part of the Central Technology team in Candy Crush Soda Saga, you will both design Soda’s long‑term architecture and bring it to life by implementing end‑to‑end systems directly in our client code base. This role bridges big‑picture system design with hands‑on development, ensuring robust, maintainable, and high‑performance solutions.
- Audit Soda’s architecture, design new systems, and improve existing ones.
- Take full ownership of new systems from concept through production‑ready code, delivering examples for adoption across the client code base.
- Collaborate with the rest of the Technical Leadership in Soda to align on strategy.
- Contribute high‑quality, well‑structured code to the client code base.
- Coach colleagues and serve as a role model for technical excellence.
Skills and Experience
- Highly proficient in system design, with proven experience architecting large and complex systems.
- Expert in C++, with relevant experience working with large code bases.
- Skilled at balancing architectural vision with pragmatic delivery, ensuring designs translate into production‑ready solutions.
- Passionate about games and eager to create the next big thing.
- Driven by quality, polish, and pride in the solutions you deliver.
- Proactive in taking technical ownership from design to implementation.
- Experience in the gaming industry.
- Experience with Android or iOS development.
- Experience working with memory/performance‑critical applications.
- Experience developing tools with scripting languages.
About King
King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history delivering iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world‑famous Candy Crush franchise. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. Learn more at King.Com.
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