Senior Software Developer in Test, Zynga
Social game developer
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Social game developer
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect the world through games.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years building large-scale automation systems for Desktop (Win/Mac/Linux) and distributed services
- Expertise in automating UI/UX for single-page applications (SPAs). Proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks like React
- Deep experience with modern web automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
- Strong grasp of networked applications, performance testing, and static code analysis tools
- Proven track record to support live services and define rigorous bug-tracking procedures
- A collaborative, thoughtful engineer who enjoys helping others and driving cross-team initiatives
- BA/MS in Computer Science or a related field
Desirable
- Advanced knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for handling scalable test environments
- Experience with coaching junior SDETs, performing thorough code reviews of test code, and advocating for a "Quality-First" culture among the product and art teams
- Zynga is known for its data-driven culture, its entrepreneurial mindset, and its fast-paced, challenging work environment where each individual can make a difference. We value strong analytical skills, problem-solving and quantitative experience. We look for great communicators, leaders, and team players
What the job involves
- The Zynga Direct to Consumer team is looking for a Senior Software Developer in Test (SDET) to join our growing team of D2C experts and help champion software quality for our game store solutions
- The Senior SDET will collaborate closely with the QA and Engineering teams to extend our automation platform across our suite of technologies and expand our automation coverage across our growing pool of supported game stores
- Partner engineering leadership to establish end-to-end test strategies, comprehensive test plans that align with business goals
- Architect and integrate automated testing suites into the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring seamless deployment
- Define, track, and report on quality and risk metrics to provide partners with clear insights into product health and release readiness
- Design technical solutions to increase testing efficiency and coverage, reducing the overall cost of quality through automation and process efficiency
- Collaborate with SRE and Engineering teams to diagnose live issues and carry out root cause analysis and feedback into regression testing
- Design, develop, and maintain automated end-to-end test suites for iOS and Android platforms using Appium, ensuring high-quality mobile releases and rapid regression feedback
- Lead and mentor other SDETs, supporting their career and technical development
- Build a culture obsessed with quality of gamer experience
Our take
Zynga is a games developer that rode Facebook's platform to success back in the late noughties and early 2010's. It is now one of the biggest casual game producers globally, with a presence across over 170 countries and regions and millions of monthly active users.
Though the company hit a number of roadblocks after its initial success - such as falling stock prices, and numerous calls it was copying other games - its subsequent resurgence is proof of its staying power. It continues to use social media as a distribution channel, and boasts titles such as FarmVille, Merge Dragons! and Words With Friends.
Future success will lie in the company's continued investment in building viral games that people love. It will also need to attune to the social media waves and keep track of where users can be found, as the landscape has become more mobile. In 2024 the company announced it was developing push notifications that enable gameplay without entering the application, which will be an interesting addition to its outputs.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Mar 2011
$490m
SERIES C
Oct 2010
$6.3m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $865.5m
Company benefits
- COMPENSATION - Performance bonuses, opportunities for equity participation & retirement/pension savings support
- HEALTH - Medical, dental & vision covered for employees, with participation for employees eligible dependents, plus disability and life insurance program
- FAMILY - Generous parental leave for birth parents, partners and adoptive families, plus Infertility support, emergency child care and flexible time-off policies
- WELLNESS - Gym benefits, wellness programs, employee assistance programs and generous time-off policies
- FOOD - Food and snacks made in-house or delivered, healthy snack kitchens with drinks and treats, coffee bars, regular social gatherings and happy hours
- WORK & LIFE - Flexible time-off policies (DTO), office rest areas, gaming spaces, employee discounts and more
- TRANSIT BENEFITS - Shuttle service in select locations, commuter/parking benefits, secure bicycle storage, business travel assistance
- RESOURCE GROUPS - Women at Zynga (WAZ), zCares charitable giving, zParents, zEndurance adventure club, BZU, zPride LGBTQ+ inclusion and belonging
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Mark Pincus
(Chairman & Co-founder)Previously founder and CEO of Freeloader, Supportsoft and Tribe.net, an early social network
Michael Luxton
(Co-founder)Previously an engineer at NetApp
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