Craft: Technology & Development Job Description: We are looking for an Engineering Manager to help shape the future of the Foundation area within Candy Crush Saga - the teams building the core systems that power our client and server applications and elevate the developer experience. The Foundation teams create and evolve the central systems that other engineers rely on. By providing reliable, scalable, and thoughtfully designed building blocks, we enable product teams to move faster, reduce complexity, and deliver magical player experiences to millions around the world. Your role within our Kingdom As an Engineering Manager in the Foundation area, you will lead teams of talented engineers responsible for the core systems that underpin our technology ecosystem. You will play a critical role in strengthening both our technical foundation and our people. This role requires a strong people focus combined with technical credibility and strategic thinking. You will be accountable for growing your team, driving delivery, contributing to technical direction, and ensuring that our foundational systems continue to empower the wider organization. What you will do Lead and develop one or more engineering teams, with full accountability for people, delivery, and long-term capability. Invest in your team’s growth through regular feedback, coaching, and meaningful career conversations, ensuring that individuals develop over time and feel supported in their progression. Foster a culture of trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement, where healthy debate and ownership drive better outcomes. Translate product vision into clear execution plans. Take full ownership of outcomes by driving clarity, alignment, and decisive action - anticipating risks early and resolving obstacles directly rather than relying on escalation. Balance autonomy and alignment across teams, knowing when to increase clarity and when to expand ownership based on competence, context, and business needs. Drive high-quality technical decisions, ensuring thoughtful trade-offs and long-term sustainability. Contribute to the development and execution of the broader Tech Strategy and actively participate in leadership forums. Skills to create thrills Proven track record of building and leading successful engineering teams. Growth mindset with a solution-oriented, problem-solving approach and a proactive, collaborative mindset. Demonstrated ability to grow engineers over time through deliberate coaching, clear expectations, regular feedback, and meaningful career development conversations. Excellent communication, mentoring, and feedback skills. Ability to guide teams toward sound, well-reasoned technical decisions. Demonstrated sense of ownership and responsibility, focusing on outcomes and continuous improvement. Strong stakeholder management skills and experience collaborating across teams and functions. Experience leading or contributing to cross-area and company-wide initiatives. Strong software engineering background with the ability to understand complex technical challenges and best practices for building and operating large-scale systems. Solid understanding of modern software delivery techniques and engineering excellence practices. Tasty bonus skills Experience with machine learning and integration of machine learning in production environments. Experience within game development environments. 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. About King With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at King.com or by following us on LinkedIn, @lifeatking on Instagram, or @king_games on X.