Engineering Director │Events, Candy Crush Saga

at  Kingcom

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Location: Stockholm, Malmo, London, Barcelona, or Berlin.
Join King, a leader in mobile gaming, as a Director of Engineering. This pivotal role directs the engineering leadership across the Events Product Area, a core division of Candy Crush Saga, reporting to the Head of Events product area. You will lead a strong technical team, architect engineering strategies that are in harmony with business objectives, and cultivate a culture of innovation, inclusion, and technical excellence.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven experience in leading large-scale technical organizations (20+ people), preferably within the gaming or software development industries.

• Demonstrable ability to formulate and execute tech and engineering strategies that meet business needs.

• Strong technical background in software engineering, with hands-on experience being a strong advantage.
• Exceptional people management, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within technical teams.
• Efficient and Effective communication skills, experience in negotiations is considered a plus.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

MAKING THE WORLD PLAYFUL

Making the World Playful is our mission – it’s the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of fun?
Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren’t the only ones that can level-up. We’re always looking for ways to champion each other and make what’s already great, even better.
So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.
Applications need to be in English.
Discover King at careers.king.co

Lead, inspire, act as a role model, and grow a team of talented engineering leaders and technical staff to deliver innovative features to millions of players globally.

• Be the voice of the Events product area and Strategy within King and Candy Crush central tech organisations, liaising, fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment of central teams’ roadmaps with area needs. Bring the Tech and Engineering perspective into play, and enable the overarching business goals while being able to recognize dependencies.
• Collaborate closely with other leaders within the Candy business and across King to maintain a diverse, inclusive, playful, and respectful workplace