Principal Software Engineer, Mobile Game Technology

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:

Come join our team at Zynga making an impact across all of the companys games - Mobile Game Tech (MGT)! . Lead the team by setting technical direction crafting and implementing backend services for our games. Were looking for outstanding engineers with a passion for technology and the desire to work in a team with dynamic strengths. The Principal Software Engineer will play a key role as part of the MGT Organization focusing on advanced technology developments for building scalable end-to-end products which can be integrated into the various games.

What Youll Do:

• Architect and develop large-scale critically important backend platforms running on AWS ensuring high availability scalability security data integrity observability and cost efficiency.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives from technical design and implementation to production rollout monitoring and ongoing operational ownership.
• Offer technical leadership by reviewing and guiding detailed compositions ensuring alignment with Zyngas long-term technical vision and standard methodologies.
• Collaborate multi-functionally with product engineering and operations teams to translate product and customer requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Establish and monitor engineering processes quality metrics and operational benchmarks to improve software delivery and system reliability.
• Guide incident response and postmortems ensuring root-cause analysis and structural fixes rather than one-off patches.
• Mentor and coach engineers fostering a culture of technical excellence continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

What You Bring:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience
• 6 years of experience in developing cloud-based software with a strong track record of delivering high-quality scalable systems
• Proficient in programming RESTful services using GoLang (preferred) Java Python or PHP
• Strong experience with AWS and/or other cloud platforms (IaaS PaaS SaaS)
• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes/EKS following industry-standard CI/CD practices.
• Experience with database systems (SQL NoSQL)
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming algorithms design patterns debugging and performance optimization
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage confidently with senior leadership
• Familiarity with web development frameworks such as JavaScript Angular and React is a plus

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

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