Engineering Manager, Zynga

• Zynga is looking for a seasoned hands-on Engineering Manager for the Game Of Thrones Slots team whose experience can allow them to both manage engineers as a lead, as well as execute on coding tasks
• The ideal candidate will have a strong prior background as an individual contributor in engineering roles equivalent to Senior Engineers or above, with at least four years of experience managing a team
• Additionally, we’re looking for someone with a minimum of eight years of experience working in the game industry
• To be successful in this role you will have a passion for games, outstanding process skills, awesome people skills, a high level of integrity, great technical depth, and a proven track record of collaborating across disciplines—working seamlessly with product teams to translate vision into technical strategy and partnering with production teams to deliver high-quality experiences on time
• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent education / work experience
• 4+ Years experience as an Engineering Manager
• 8+ Years industry experience as a Software Engineer
• Good working knowledge of Unity, C#, PHP, and React (or similar front-end technology)
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies
• Prior game development experience (on shipped titles or live games experience)
• Excellent communication skills and proven track record of working in a collaborative environment
• Ability to build, manage, mentor and lead multiple teams of engineers
• A proven track record of hiring candidates for multiple positions
• Able to work collaboratively with engineering stakeholders including design, user experience, product and analytics teams

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 the challenges of running and extending a Live game
• You would have an opportunity to lead a pod of engineers on the Game of Thrones Slots team, while also driving cross-functional alignment on user-facing features (including UI / UX) and game engine systems, plus help solve challenging problems for high profile titles through collaborative problem-solving with product, production, and design stakeholders
• Manage a pod of engineers on the team on a daily basis, both in their tasks as well as morale, career growth and future planning
• Assist with feature & systems implementation (and bugs) in Unity with C#, PHP, and React
• Manage live user facing issues as they arise
• Help to define and scope out tasks, systems, and timelines
• Help to review and contribute to engineering architectures
• Help to monitor and improve engineering process
• Continually mentor and grow engineers on the team