Senior Backend Developer, King
Shared Technology
1-4 days a week in office
Mobile games developer
Posted today
Mobile games developer
1001+ employees
Posted today
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
- A degree in Computer Science or a related field
- High level knowledge in stream processing technologies such as Apache Flink (preferred), Spark Streaming, Kafka Streams to build stateless/stateful stream processing and near real-time systems
- You are a curious individual who thrives on problem-solving and has a passion for “great engineering.” You are eager to learn and experiment with new technologies—traits that truly define you
- You bring a deep understanding of Java and object-oriented design patterns, consistently writing high-quality, maintainable code and continuously seeking to improve your practices
- Experience working with major public cloud providers, particularly Google Cloud products (Dataproc, GKE, BigQuery, Dataflow, GCS)
Desirable
- Skilled in developing applications running in Hadoop clusters
- Experienced in building CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins, GCP Cloud Build, and ArgoCD
- Knowledgeable in observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus
- Familiar with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions, particularly Terraform
- Experience working with SQL/NoSQL databases
- We also know you have a passion for games—whether it’s casual, console, or board games. If you have experience in the online gaming industry, we’d love to hear your story!
What the job involves
- As part of our Data Enablement group, our Telemetry and Streaming teams develop and maintain essential data products and services that are used by teams across King to monitor our game, marketing and advertising platforms, ensuring that we deliver fun and personalised experiences for all our players
- We are looking for a talented Senior Java Developer, to join our mission of delivering world-class entertainment to millions of players worldwide
- You’ll be part of a group that speaks your language, tackling complex challenges with cutting-edge technology
- Our games are loved by hundreds of millions worldwide, and you’ll be instrumental in building them—along with the engines and support systems that ensure they run seamlessly on any platform
- In Shared Tech, our vision is to create a platform that offers a strong competitive edge for our game studios, enabling them to provide exceptional player experiences
- In Shared Tech, we operate as a B2B organization, delivering a platform that seamlessly integrates with all the games developed at King
- Develop, maintain, and operate our large-scale real-time stream processing platform built with Apache Flink, enabling users to build, test, and deploy business logic with minimal technical expertise and operational overhead
- Oversee the setup, monitoring, and maintenance of Kafka clusters to ensure reliable and efficient data streaming
- Enhance and automate monitoring and operational processes across our systems
- Research and prototype innovative backend solutions for data processing, analytics, and storage
- Collaborate with engineers from various teams within King’s analytics space
- Promote the team’s products to a broad audience, catering to both technical and non-technical users, and provide support and education as needed
- Contribute within an agile environment where your input and ideas are valued
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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Focus on employee wellbeing
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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 values
- Fun & Friendly 🧡 We create an inclusive environment where everyone can belong. We build trust, we're supportive and demanding in everything we do, and we're not afraid to have fun along the way
- Care & Craft 🤗 We put our heart and soul into everything we do - and we do it for our players. It takes all Kingsters, contributing in different ways, to craft and operate brilliant mass-appeal games
- Humble & Open 📖 We treat each other as equals. We seek and give feedback, we listen, we learn, and we're honest with ourselves and others
- Fast & Fluid ⏩ We are responsive and embrace change. We take smart risks, are always ready to dust ourselves off, learn fast, and try again
- Creative Champions 🏅 We are curious about our players and we drive innovation in big and small ways to delight them every day. We boldly seek new ways of thinking to unleash creativity
- Passion & Performance 📈 Our passion guides us to set ambitious goals for ourselves and each other. We hold each other accountable, see things through, and contribute to our sustainable growth
Company HQ
Soho, London, UK
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Leadership
Tjodolf Sommestad
(President )President from February 2022. Previously served as King’s Chief Development Officer.
People progressing
Leading a data science team responsible for supporting performance marketing to make informed decisions with data
Joined as Senior Developer. Promoted to Engineering Manager after 2 years and is now leading two engineering teams in the Telemetry & Streaming domain.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at King
Vikki Leach (Senior Director, DE&I)
- A great saga needs all sorts of heroes. At King, we share a passion for making the world playful. To achieve this, it takes people with different skills, experiences, and world views to work together.
- There’s no such thing as a typical gamer. That’s why we embrace and celebrate what makes us different rather than what makes us the same
- Our Employee Networks help us to stay connected as individuals and as a company; Kaleidoscope (ethnic, cultural, and national diversity), Royal Unicorns (LGBTQIA+), Women@King (crushing bias and equal opportunities) and CAN (collective abilities).
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