Senior Software Engineer, Zynga
Server - Game of Thrones
Social game developer
Open for applications
Social game developer
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect the world through games.
Role
Who you are
- 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
Desirable
- Experience with common workflow tools like source control (GIT), bug tracking (JIRA), etc
- Experience in Live Ops situations
- Experience with front end development tool sets, such as JavaScript, React, HTML
- Prior game development experience (on shipped titles or live games experience)
- Experience with Unity and C#
- Performance profiling and optimization experience
- Experience with Amazon AWS and related technologies
What the job involves
- 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
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
Articles
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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