Senior Automation Engineer, King
Farm Heroes Saga
1-4 days a week in office
Mobile games developer
Job no longer available
Mobile games developer
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1-4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
At King, we’re Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We’re the creators behind it. 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.
Role
Who you are
- Experience in end- to- end test automation for mobile games, applications and other testing strategies, using tools like Applium
- Experience programming in Java, with exposure to C++, Python, and Database languages
- Experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins (job DSL and pipeline)
- Experience in improving test workflows via automation (Github and Slack integrations, notifications and alerts)
- Habit of collaborating with the team's developers and cross- collaboration with dev teams
Desirable
- Experience developing and maintaining automation on cloud platform like GCP
- Experience working with cloud testing services like Perfecto or SauceLabs
- Familiarity with build tools like CMake and Gradle
- Experience with logging and monitoring tools like Splunk, Graylog and Grafana
- Experience with one of the automation test tools: Cypress, JEST or Puppeteer
What the job involves
- We are looking for a new team member, eager to take ownership and tackle technical challenges
- You’ll be a key contributor in technical discussions together with the development team, and cross functional teams across King, with a culture of knowledge sharing in order to excel together
- As a Senior member in this space, you'll shape the implementation of test processes and define workflows that enhance our testing capabilities
- Stay ahead of the curve by evaluating and implementing the latest tools and technologies
- Your impact isn't confined to code; you'll lead, coach, and inspire teammates, guiding feature development
- If you're passionate about reshaping game testing through automation, we invite you to be a driving force in this transformative journey
- Join us in elevating our testing capabilities and ensuring unparalleled quality assurance
Our take
Gaming is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, but many still view gaming as inconvenient, inaccessible, or niche. King solves that problem by designing mobile games with broad market appeal.
Since its launch, King has released more than 200 titles in 14 languages, including Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue, and more. The company pioneered in-game spending, which allows it to monetize user interactions without charging them to buy the game. Titles such as Candy Crush are designed to be highly accessible to demographics that wouldn’t usually define themselves as “gamers”, including older users. King now boasts more than 200 million monthly active users, making it a clear market leader.
In 2016, King was bought by gaming giant Activision Blizzard, which has since been purchased by Microsoft. While the company still operates with a high degree of independence, it has greatly profited from the financial and marketing support of its parent corporation. This support has been instrumental in enabling King to maintain its competitiveness in the constantly evolving mobile gaming industry.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2005
$43m
SERIES A
Jun 2005
$41m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $84m
Company benefits
- 🏥 Private medical, dental, critical illness and pension plans 🇬🇧
- 🌴 Generous paid holidays, with additional time off close down between 25th December and the New Year 🇬🇧
- 🥯 Next-level offices that provide numerous creative spaces as well as free breakfast, snacks, and drinks 🇬🇧
- 🎒 Exclusive, free goodies 🇬🇧
- 🏳️🌈 Four employee-led diversity-focused networks and other community groups that raise awareness 🇬🇧
- ❤️ Reimbursements for both physical and mental health-related activities. Some offices also have their own onsite gyms. 🇬🇧
- 🏅 Community Day, charity donation matching, free and discounted Activision Blizzard games, and our Royal Recognition Awards rewarding commitment of long-serving Kingsters 🇬🇧
- 🏥 Private medical, dental, critical illness and pension plans 🇪🇺
- 🌴 Generous paid holidays, with additional time off close down between 25th December and the New Year 🇪🇺
- 🥯 Next-level offices that provide numerous creative spaces as well as free breakfast, snacks, and drinks 🇪🇺
- 🎒 Exclusive, free goodies 🇪🇺
- 🏳️🌈 Four employee-led diversity-focused networks and other community groups that raise awareness 🇪🇺
- ❤️ Reimbursements for both physical and mental health-related activities. Some offices also have their own onsite gyms. 🇪🇺
- 🏅 Community Day, charity donation matching, free and discounted Activision Blizzard games, and our Royal Recognition Awards rewarding commitment of long-serving Kingsters 🇪🇺
Company HQ
Soho, London, UK
Leadership
Tjodolf Sommestad
(President )President from February 2022. Previously served as King’s Chief Development Officer.
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