Build & Configuration Engineer (Devops)

We are looking for a curious and super-talented Build & Configuration Engineer to discover new and exciting means to continue our roaring success. 

 Your role within our Kingdom

As a Build and Configuration Engineer, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the systems and tools necessary to have robust and efficient continuous builds for our teams, who build both games and systems for internal use.  We are continuously improving our ways of working, and you will take part in setting standards, guide and support developers on how to use our common development infrastructure. 

The development teams each own and write their own builds, but need your expertise and help to make sure the tools and systems are used consistently, optimally and keep up as technology evolves.  As an expert in build systems, automation, source control, versioning, continuous integration and rapid deployment, you will be their partner in choosing and using the right tool for the right job, working very closely with the development teams and operations, while keeping in mind the big picture of how we do things in other locations across King.

The overall technology stack is common across studios. We envision that all source code ever produced by any team within the Kingdom should be available to anyone with just a simple command. The teams work in an agile development methodology and we value our fast-paced environment and flexible approach. The teams are allocated to different Business Units but belong to a common functional division – Development.  We build our games in different technologies depending on the target platform. For browser games, we use HTML5 and for mobile games we use C++. For server-side it’s all Java. 

Skills to create thrills 

• Experience working closely with development teams to design and implement shared build systems - we believe in a “DevOps” approach and work in a fast-paced, agile environment using Kanban or Scrum techniques
• Experience in scripting languages like Python and Groovy
• Experience using build technologies such as CMake and Gradle
• Experience building and shipping cross-platform C++ code targeted for Linux backends and Android/iOS apps
• Setting up and running Continuous integration/Delivery systems using Jenkins
• Running automated tests and reporting on their results
• Branching and version control using multiple source control systems, eg. Git
• Planning repository organization and branch scheme
• Setting up monitoring and alerting systems to ensure that any issues in the development environments are identified and resolved as quickly as possible
• Implementing information radiators and consistent notifications on broken builds or tests
• Automated deployment using tools like Puppet and Ansible
• Managing and maintaining Linux, Windows & Mac systems
• A desire to experiment, learn and innovate to continuously improve our engineering systems
• A team player who can coach and support teams when setting up and using CI, versioning and build systems

About the Stockholm Studios

Our first studio has been making casual games since 2003. It is the home of Candy Crush Saga, one of the world’s most played game. Since 2015 we have two studios centrally located in one of the world’s most unique and beautiful capital cities, built over 14 islands. You’ll find plenty of urban delights and open spaces within walking, skating and swimming distance – dependent on the time of year, of course.

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 champions of creativity!

Officially, we’re a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world. Recently, we were acquired by Activision Blizzard – King operates as an independent unit of Activision Blizzard. Unofficially, we’re a serious business that’s not afraid to have fun. And lots of it. Candy Crush Saga. Pet Rescue Saga. Bubble Witch Saga 2. Paradise Bay. We’re proud of the 200+ titles that carry the King crown. Because our mission has always been, and will always be, to create the games that unlock the player in everyone. No matter where they are, who they are or how much time they have. So if you share our ambition, introduce yourself.