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Technology & DevelopmentJob Description:
Work in Diamonds Blast, supporting our new generation of games. You will challenge and refine
our way of working with internal technology.
As a developer you have an interest in understanding the whole tech stack, you have good
analytical capabilities, you write well-structured code, are comfortable working with a
complicated code-base and have a great sense of what is performant and scalable. You're
proactive, able to work independently and happy to communicate with the rest of the tech org .
YOUR ROLE WITHIN OUR KINGDOM
As our Java Backend Developer you will be a part of a team with the mission to build and
maintain technology to support the studio in creating our new games. This includes integrating
with existing tech, developing new creative solutions for our games, investigating problems
reported by the game teams and coaching fellow developers. You will work in close
collaboration with our Unity developers to enjoy a creative, challenging and collaborative
workplace where your ideas will be every bit as valued as your programming expertise.
You will work in a dynamic environment where work is driven by a changing studio portfolio and
the requirements of the game teams. Therefore you should be a fast-learner with a positive
attitude and a strong passion for working with new technology and be able to jump into any
project to quickly adapt and resolve complex problems. You're excited about doing what's best
for the games and adaptable enough to work on different things day to day based on their
needs. You are passionate about the quality that you and the teams around you, delivering,
automating and improving the processes whenever you can.
SKILLS TO CREATE THRILLS
You have great passion for system development, new technologies, large scale systems and
games in particular. You’re an excellent communicator, happy dealing with people from different
business units and with varying degrees of technical savvy. Therefore, you’re able to translate
business needs to technical requirements and implementation.
● Able to architect, design and implement components, features and systems in Java.
● Able to design technical solutions that follow a good balance between SOLID and KISS
principles.
● Excited about working on a live game product with a massive number of active users.
● Knowledge of databases and general web development.
● Able to support game servers from a Level 3 support perspective, investigating issues
when escalated.
● Experienced working with UNIX environments and Git.
● Experience working with custom tech stacks, reaching out to developers outside of the
immediate team when needed.
backend developers.
● Ability to work with different teams and provide mentorship to junior developers
● Experience with developing backend for mobile apps.
BONUS POINTS
● Experience with C# and Unity engine.
● Experience with Gradle build systems.
● Experience using Jenkins or other CI systems for automation.
● Experience with Kubernetes and Docker
● Experience with GCP/GKE
● Experience with Kafka and Big query
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.
Other facts
About Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is one of the world’s largest interactive entertainment companies, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Skylanders®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™, and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
We’re proud to be recognized as one of FORTUNE’s "100 Best Companies To Work For®” for four consecutive years and have earned a spot on FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies,” and “Future 50” lists. Our 10,000+ global employees are some of the best and brightest talents across entertainment, media, and technology.
What you'll do
- As a Java Backend Developer, you will build and maintain technology to support the studio in creating new games, integrating with existing tech and developing new solutions. You will also investigate problems reported by game teams and coach fellow developers.
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