Principal Client Developer (Mobile Game, C++)

TL;DR

Principal Client Developer (Mobile Game, C++): Leading feature architecture and development for mobile games within the Catalog Games studio, focusing on building ground-breahirify.global bite-sized entertainment for millions of players. Focus on improving technical foundation, optimizing existing features, and delivering high quality, well-structured code.

Location: Barcelona, Spain (Onsite)

Company

hirify.global is a leading interactive entertainment company with a mission of Mahirify.global the World Playful, known for the Candy Crush franchise and other mobile game hits, and is part of Microsoft.

What you will do

• Design, architect, test, and implement game features.
• Lead feature architecture and development for a single game.
• Improve the technical foundation and optimize existing features across the game portfolio.
• Deliver high-quality and well-structured code.
• Lead and mentor a small group of developers.
• Contribute to roadmaps, timelines, estimations, and priorities.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in software development with a strong track record of technical ownership.
• Proven ability to design and deliver performant, user-facing systems in a live production environment.
• Deep knowledge of C++.
• Experience worhirify.global with CMake.
• Excellent collaboration skills, flexibility, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Must work onsite in Barcelona, Spain.

Nice to have

• Build engineering experience (e.g., Jenkins).
• Familiarity with DevOps principles.
• Experience worhirify.global with game engines.
• Knowledge of mobile platforms and app stores in terms of development, compliance, and publishing.
• Experience in agentic coding and other modern trends in software engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Work at the forefront of the mobile gaming business in an energized and lively environment.
• Collaborate cross-craft and share knowledge across diverse teams.
• Opportunity to contribute with programming skills and passion for games.
• Focus on the professional development and wellbeing of peers.
• Be part of a company with a strong history in mobile gaming and global presence.