Principal Software Engineer, Zynga
Social game developer
Job no longer available
Social game developer
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect the world through games.
Role
Who you are
- BS, MS in Computer Science, or related technical discipline (or equivalent)
- 7+ years of software development experience in Java/C#/C++
- Experience with mobile development in Objective-C, Android Java, and/or Unity is a huge plus
- Good database development skills including SQL
- Experience in building high-performance, large-scale applications and reliable software
- Experience with complex distributed architecture and software design
- Experience with cloud environments like Amazon’s AWS
- Exhibits strong software development qualities including the ability to drive creative and innovative solutions to complex problems, and good technical judgment
- Excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with others in a team environment
- Understanding of the advertising technology landscape is a plus
What the job involves
- Zynga is seeking an expert engineer to join our ad tech team. Your team will be delivering the technology that generates hundreds of millions in ad revenue! In this role, you will be responsible for the development of the end-to-end Ad Tech platform. You will be collaborating with various game teams (such as Words with Friends, CSR2, Zynga Poker, Harry Potter, and more!!) to integrate our product and technologies into games that are played by millions of users daily
- Join us as we solve challenges developing and operating products at scale, impacting millions of players daily and support our games to achieve the highest levels of success through expertly crafted software. No gaming experience is needed for the right candidate
- Design, implement and maintain the full stack of the Ad Tech platform (SDK and server)
- Analyze and improve performance, scalability, reliability and measurability of system components
- Mentor junior engineers and drive a culture of technical excellence
- Work with Product Management to translate business requirements into technical requirements
- Drive improvements and new approaches to address potential systemic pain points and technical debt
- Maintain an understanding of end-to-end system interactions and architecture in order to assess implications and dependencies associated with design decisions
- Collaborate with technical teams on new and emerging technologies, determining how they will integrate into current and evolving infrastructure
- Provide production and integration support to Zynga’s game teams
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 175 countries and regions and over 80 million 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. Notable recent activity includes a collaboration with BBC Earth ahead of 2024's Earth day, and grant to develop actionable push notifications that enable gameplay without entering the application.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
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
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Leadership
Mark Pincus
(Chairman)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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