Senior Software Engineer, Zynga

• Zynga is looking for a server-side engineer in the Austin, Bay Area, Chicago, or Toronto areas, and more specifically, someone whose level of experience should be equivalent to a Senior Software Engineer
• We are looking for 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 software design skills, capable of owning feature work throughout the entire development pipeline of design, architecture, development, testing, release and monitoring
• The candidate can write clean code and automated tests; can provide scalable solutions in a distributed environment; and has at least three years of experience working on mobile games or live service software
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent education / work experience
• 5+ Years industry experience as a Software Developer
• Strong working knowledge in PHP, or another Object Oriented language such as C#, Java, or C++
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software development methodologies
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working in a hybrid environment
• Experience with Unity and C#
• Performance profiling and optimization experience
• Experience with Amazon AWS and related technologies

Desirable

• 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
• The candidate would have an opportunity to design and build core gameplay systems, and modernize legacy systems, working primarily in a PHP based technology stack
• The candidate will also have the opportunity to create web-based tools for operating the game, working with a PHP and React based technology stack
• Help to architect and develop gameplay features, working alongside client side team members
• Responsible for scoping and estimating tasks
• Dive into the internals of existing systems to extend them as-needed
• Develop and integrate new technologies & SDKs
• Help to develop tools for content creators, product managers, and live-ops managers
• Help support and triage deployments and live-ops issues using tools such as Splunk or DataDog
• Mentor other engineers in core language and software development best practices