Senior Software Engineer, Zynga

• Zynga is looking for a server-side engineer in the Austin or Chicago areas, and more specifically, someone whose level of experience should be equivalent to a Senior Software Engineer
• We have a well-rounded and tight-knit, distributed team with a healthy mix of engineering skill levels, and are looking to strengthen our team in tackling a variety of challenges that we face. We need a self-driven and motivated engineer who is a strong communicator, works well as a team player, and performs well under tight deadlines
• The ideal candidate will have strong working knowledge in PHP and will have at least four years of experience as a software developer
• To be successful in this role you will have a passion for games, a high level of integrity, great technical depth and skills, and a strong desire to build successful software
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent education / work experience
• 4+ Years industry experience as a Software Developer
• Strong working knowledge in an object-oriented backend language like PHP
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative environment

Desirable

• The candidate would have an opportunity to work on critical game components that contribute to user-facing features, gameplay functionality, existing functionality & systems, and have a general focus on solving challenging problems for high profile titles
• Our mission is to “Connect the World through Games” by building a truly social experience that makes the world a better place
• Help to develop features & gameplay functionality in PHP
• Dive into the internals of existing systems to extend them as-needed
• Create and work with data objects in relational and non-relational storage models
• Develop and integrate new technologies and tools
• Assist with defining and scoping out work