Principal Software Engineer, Full-Stack Development

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Come join the AI team at Zynga making an impact across all of the companys games - Central Technology! As a Principal Software Engineer you will be responsible for the technical vision design and implementation of AI-powered tools and systems that elevate developer productivity and player experiences at scale. Were looking for outstanding engineers with a passion for artificial intelligence and the desire to work in a team with dynamic strengths.

What Youll Do:

• Build improve & maintain Zyngas AI-powered developer tools and applications across the full stack spanning frontend interfaces APIs and backend services.

• Design and architect scalable AI systems and integrations running in cloud infrastructure including LLM-powered features agentic workflows and MCP-based services.

• Take a hands-on approach in architecting writing and reviewing code across frontend and backend layers of the AI tooling ecosystem.

• Proactively identify & recommend improvements to address systemic problems tech debt and opportunities to enhance AI capabilities across the platform.

• Follow engineering best practices to ensure code quality performance reliability and responsible AI development standards.

• Collaborate effectively with teammates product and stakeholders across Zynga contributing to an innovative environment of technical excellence in AI tooling.

• Review detailed tech plans from others aligning with the AI tools team and Zynga-wide technical vision for AI-driven developer productivity.

• Provide production & integration support for shared AI tools and services used across Zyngas game studios and development teams.

What You Bring:

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent

• 6 years of hands-on software development experience with significant exposure to AI/ML systems or developer tooling

• Strong full stack programming experience across frontend (React TypeScript) and backend (Python GoLang and/or )

• Experience designing and building LLM-powered applications agentic workflows or AI developer tools

• Experience in programming RESTful and event-driven services with familiarity with MCP or similar tool-integration protocols a plus

• Experience with database systems (SQL NoSQL) and cloud infrastructure (AWS GCP)

• Experience in object-oriented and service-oriented design of scalable applications and systems

• Familiarity with IDE extensions CLI tooling or browser-based developer tools a plus

• Knowledge of the evolving AI/ML landscape emerging foundation models and responsible AI practices a plus

• Experience working cross-functionally with product design and engineering teams on technical implementations and rollouts

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $118300 and $168300 CAD per Year. However base pay offered is based on market location and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates such as job-related knowledge skills experience and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company including: medical dental vision and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Companys discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

Please note that Zynga is unable to provide visa sponsorship or assistance for this position. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future employer sponsorship.

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