Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack - BE) - WWF
Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack - BE) - WWF
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Level Up Your Career with Zynga!
At Zynga we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive our games have been downloaded over 6 billion timesconnecting players in 175 countries through fun strategy and a little friendly competition.
From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles mind-bending puzzles and social word challenges our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille Words With Friends Zynga Poker Game of Thrones Slots Casino Wizard of Oz Slots Hit it Rich! Slots Wonka Slots Top Eleven Toon Blast Empires & Puzzles Merge Dragons! CSR Racing Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells Match Factory and Color Block Jamplus many more!
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California our teams span North America Europe and Asia working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether youre spinning strategizing matching or competing Zynga is where fun meets innovationand where you can take your career to the next level.
Join us and be part of the play!
Position Overview:
Zynga is seeking a Full Stack Engineer (with emphasis on backend) in the Austin San Mateo or Toronto areas with a specific focus on candidates who have a level of experience equivalent to that of a Senior Software Engineer.
We have a well-rounded and tight-knit distributed team with a healthy mix of engineering skill levels and we are looking to strengthen our team. We need a self-driven and motivated engineer who is a strong communicator works well as a team player and performs well under the pressure of tight deadlines. The candidate would have an opportunity to work on user-facing features (including UI / UX) core gameplay functionality various systems and generally solve challenging problems for high-profile mobile games. On the backend our servers and APIs support the mobile games that tens of millions of users enjoy every day. We support some of the worlds largest mobile games on some of the worlds largest infrastructures. Our servers and APIs help the mobile games that tens of millions of users enjoy every day including Words With Friends. As a Full Stack Software Engineer youll develop and architect critical game components and systems that directly relate to the success of our games.
Our mission is to Connect the World through Games by building a truly social experience that makes the world a better place. To be successful in this role you will have a passion for games a high level of integrity great technical depth and skills and a strong desire to build successful software.
What Youll Do:
- Define architect develop & maintain features and gameplay functionality in RoR C# on the backend and Unity C# on the front end
- Support live-ops and deployments on a rotational basis
- Develop robust and scalable APIs and server-side logic using languages such as C# or Ruby on Rails.
- Design and implement database schemas and manage data storage solutions (e.g. MySQL PostgreSQL).
- Deploy and maintain applications on cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure Google Cloud).
- Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and perform thorough debugging.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge with other team members.
- Proactively optimize code & memory for high-performance simulations with tight constraints
- Develop & integrate new technologies and tools (working with content teams)
- Work closely with product managers designers and other engineers to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
- Create and maintain clear and concise technical documentation.
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks in both front-end and back-end systems.
- Mentor junior engineers and guide best practices and technical solutions.
- Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions.
- Identify opportunities to improve the teams development processes and workflows.
What You Bring:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 5 years of experience in full-stack development with the majority focus on Server side development.
- Expert knowledge with at least one of the server-side languages such as C#.net Python Java or Ruby on Rails.
- Experience with database systems (e.g. PostgreSQL MySQL).
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure Google Cloud).
- Proficiency in at least one modern frontend framework (React Angular Unity etc).
- Expertise in caching frameworks (e.g. Redis Memcached)
- Strong understanding of data structures algorithms and software design principles.
- Proficient with containerization technologies (e.g. Docker Kubernetes).
- Expertise with CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with performance monitoring tools.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g. Git).
- Experience with Agile development methodologies.
Bonus Points:
- Contributions to open-source projects.
- Experience leading small technical projects.
What We Offer You:
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 California at the start of employment is expected to be between $98400 and $145620 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 Program. Regular 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 expenses.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts cultures and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability objective qualifications and work ethic not an individuals race creed color religion sex or gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin or ancestry alienage or citizenship status physical or mental disability pregnancy age genetic information veteran status marital status status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses reproductive health decision or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities health conditions or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.
Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram WhatsApp or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack and you should not engage. Zyngas in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e. via a email domain).
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
