King
A Senior Backend Engineer in Shared Tech at King designs and builds scalable backend services that power live games for hundreds of millions of players. This role involves leading complex technical problems, improving engineering practices, and collaborating across teams to create secure, high-performance solutions using modern cloud technologies. The engineer contributes to the full software lifecycle, mentoring peers and driving operational excellence for the company's shared platform capabilities.
Headquarters
Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
Company Size
1001-5000 employees
Founded
2003
King is a global game developer and publisher best known for Candy Crush Saga and a broad catalog of casual browser and mobile titles. It operates the Kingdom, a cross-device gaming platform that lets players start games on computer, mobile, or tablet and seamlessly sync progress. King designs games that are easy to learn but highly engaging, aimed at building a large, active player community. The corporate site emphasizes careers, press resources, and compliance, underscoring its scale and focus as an entertainment technology company.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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19% above the average for this role