Principal Software Engineer, Zynga
zConnect, ZMGT
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
- We’re looking for exceptional engineers with a passion for technology and the ability to work with a diverse team
- B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent
- 6+ years of hands-on software development experience
- Experience in React Web, React Native, Typescript
- Experience in programming RESTful services using Kotlin/Java, GoLang
- Experience with database systems (PostgresDB, SQL, NoSQL)
- Experience with distributed & high-performance applications: APIs, SaaS, etc
- Experience with asynchronous, multi-threaded and parallel programming paradigms
- Proficient in debugging, profiling and performance optimization of mobile and web-based applications
- Experience with all aspects of SDLC; specifically software release & version management
- Good interpersonal skills, a collaborative and proactive mentality with a sense of ownership
- Experience with agile development methodologies and tools
Desirable
- One or more of: Objective-C, C/C++, Swift
- IOS / Android / Unity / other platform experience
- Experience with Cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Linux experience
- Gradle / Maven / Jenkins / Docker
What the job involves
- Come join the team at Zynga making an impact across all of the company’s games - Central Technology
- On the zConnect team, we focus on client & server tech that drives the standalone app distribution for games
- The Principal Software Engineer position will play a key role in helping to architect and build the distribution app and next-gen client frameworks and backend services for our games
- Build, improve & maintain Zynga’s mobile frameworks and distribution app for iOS, Android, Unreal, and Unity
- Provide production and integration support for shared technology across Zynga games
- Design & implement UI/UX solutions across mobile and web platforms
- Work with Product Management to translate business goals into technical requirements
- Build well-structured / maintainable code with documentation
- Optimize and refactor existing code to improve reliability, scalability
- Review detailed Tech Plans from others, aligning with the team and Zynga-wide technical vision
- Proactively identify and recommend improvements to address systemic problems and tech debt
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
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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