Principal Software Engineer

Ready for your next adventure?

Come join the team at Zynga making an impact across all of the company’s games - Central Technology!

Do you have a passion for full stack development and creating outstanding internal tools? This role is a member of the well-established Development Tools team which maintains high-value services covering internal app distribution, localization, and game asset management.

This position will be based in Barcelona, Spain in the Socialpoint studio and the team is located in both Barcelona and North America.

Main Responsibilities

• Write software and deploy it to cloud infrastructure following standard practices for code quality, code documentation, testing, security, and automated deployments
• Propose and implement new fullstack software architecture designs
• Coordinate with internal partners and customers on developing new features

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience leading projects from the ground up, breaking work into logical components, and delivering results as projected
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with software programming with React
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with software programming with Python
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS)
• Hands-on experience with SQL tables and SQL queries
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code and continuous integration testing
• Experience serving as a mentor to other engineers and a strong collaborative approach

Preferred Skills 

• High proficiency with Frontend web development - this role will be joining a team which has deeper experience in backend and cloud engineering. Preferred stack is React, Django, Kubernetes

What we offer

We have a hybrid working from home/office system. This means living within commuting distance of our office in Barcelona so you are able to come into the office for important meetings/events.

• Relocation support to Barcelona (if you’re not already here).
• An impressive 25 days annual leave, not including public holidays.
• A very generous ticket-restaurant to restore some life-points.
• Private medical insurance for you and your family, to keep your health bar full.
• Choose from the latest IOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet).
• Free language lessons (English & Spanish).
• Spotify Premium to add that special soundtrack that every adventure deserves.
• Legendary social events & parties to let off some steam.
• People development is key for us: an amazing budget to skill up your abilities & knowledge to achieve real growth opportunities

Check Out Some Of Our Onsite Benefits

When coming to work in the office, don’t worry - we've got it covered.

• Visit our impressive gym facilities to level up your build stats
• Check out our massive gaming room equipped with consoles and games
• Book an appointment with our onsite physiotherapist for aches and pains
• Drop by our onsite hairdressers for a trim (no need for a wallet; it's a Guild perk)

The list just goes on & on... so get your game on & apply now! Please click “apply” to level up and submit your application in English.

Socialpoint is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Everyone is welcome on the team no matter where they're from, who they like, what they look like, or if they prefer Xbox over Playstation. It’s a trick question – mobile wins every time! We hire based on qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities. Our games are for everyone, and so is our workplace.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.