Senior/Lead Game Developer

Your role within our great Kingdom

In order to continue innovating and evolving the next generation of King games, we are looking for a passionate Game Developer combining strong coding skills and a true passion for games to join our studio in Stockholm. The studio works in small, agile game teams and has specialized in game development with our recently released engine Defold! We believe in giving all our teams ownership and the possibility to directly impact products and tools, so if making new games whilst experiencing the development of new tech up close sounds exciting - we would love to speak to you. More specifically, you will:

Deliver high quality and well-structured code
Design, architect and develop games
Take an active part in game creation and specification
Maintain and develop new and existing game features
Work closely with the Product Owner, Game Designer and the Game Artist
Share knowledge and help colleagues

Skills to create thrills

You are passionate about games and able to work in a flexible and fluid environment where you can learn every day.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent. If you happen to be a self-taught wizard we will gladly receive you application.
Solid professional experience preferably within game development
Experience coding in Lua, although a background working with other languages combined with an interest in transitioning to Lua will be considered
Excellent teamwork skills, flexible, and ability to handle multiple tasks and take own initiative.

Tasty Bonus Skills

Experience working with additional languages such as; C++, ActionScript, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Java

We’re knights of creativity!

We believe that great gaming experiences happen when they are developed by working in small, autonomous creative teams that control the whole process – from idea to amazing game. Our close connection with the player community gets us instant feedback and enables us to deliver truly magical moments. We value your free time and your need to refuel, relax and find inspiration – by playing games with your colleagues, being at home with your family or going to the gym or out for a run. That's how we stay creative. That’s why we call ourselves developers of magic and knights of creativity!

Want to join our Kingdom?

Please send us your CV by clicking the ‘Apply now’ button. All applications must be in English.

The brilliant experience we give our players comes from the diversity and experience of our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes. That’s why we hire all sorts of talent.

Deliver high quality and well-structured code
Design, architect and develop games
Take an active part in game creation and specification
Maintain and develop new and existing game features
Work closely with the Product Owner, Game Designer and the Game Artist
Share knowledge and help colleagues

Skills to create thrills

You are passionate about games and able to work in a flexible and fluid environment where you can learn every day.

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent. If you happen to be a self-taught wizard we will gladly receive you application.
Solid professional experience preferably within game development
Experience coding in Lua, although a background working with other languages combined with an interest in transitioning to Lua will be considered
Excellent teamwork skills, flexible, and ability to handle multiple tasks and take own initiative.

We believe that great gaming experiences happen when they are developed by working in small, autonomous creative teams that control the whole process – from idea to amazing game. Our close connection with the player community gets us instant feedback and enables us to deliver truly magical moments. We value your free time and your need to refuel, relax and find inspiration – by playing games with your colleagues, being at home with your family or going to the gym or out for a run. That's how we stay creative. That’s why we call ourselves developers of magic and knights of creativity!