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Principal Software Engineer (Server)- Hit It Rich!

Texas, United States (On-site)

Principal Software Engineer (Server)- Hit It Rich!

1 Month ago • 6 Years + • Full Stack Development • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Zynga seeks a Principal Software Engineer (Server) to contribute to their Hit It Rich! game. Responsibilities include defining, architecting, and developing features and gameplay functionality in PHP, integrating new technologies, optimizing code for performance, scoping large tasks, leading multi-week projects, giving technical presentations, and mentoring other engineers. The ideal candidate will possess expert PHP knowledge, cloud computing experience (preferably AWS), strong data structures/algorithms understanding, and excellent communication skills. The role involves working on critical game components, improving existing systems, and solving complex problems for high-profile titles.

Must have:

Expert PHP or similar language
Cloud computing (AWS preferred)
Strong data structures & algorithms
Excellent communication skills
6+ years backend development

Good to have:

Game development experience
Mobile (iOS/Android) experience
Javascript, Go experience
Git experience

Who We Are:

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile, including Star Wars™: Hunters, CSR Racing™, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles™, FarmVille™, Golf Rival™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Monster Legends, Toon Blast™, Top Eleven, Toy Blast™, Two Dots, Words With Friends™, and Zynga Poker™.Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog

Position Overview:

Zynga is looking for a server-side engineer in the Austin, Chicago, or Toronto areas, and more specifically, someone whose level of experience should be equivalent to a Principal Software Engineer.

We have a well-rounded and tight-knit, distributed team with a healthy mix of engineering skill levels, and 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 pressure of tight deadlines.

The candidate would have an opportunity to work on critical game components that contribute to user-facing features, gameplay functionality, existing functionality & systems, and have a general focus on solving challenging problems for high profile titles.

What You'll Do:

Define, architect, & develop features and gameplay functionality in PHP
Develop & integrate new technologies and tools (working with content teams)
Dive into the internals of core systems to extend them as-needed
Proactively optimize code & memory for high performance simulations with tight constraints
Scope out large tasks and systems with minimal direction, and help with delegation of that work
Work closely with other engineers to lead multi-week or month-long efforts
Give team and/or divisional tech talks on architectures that you’ve built
Work to identify and help to improve team and process inefficiencies
Help to mentor other engineers

What You Bring:

B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent education / work experience
6+ Years of backend software development experience
Expert knowledge in PHP or a similar programming language
Experience with cloud computing (preferably AWS)
Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies
Excellent communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative environment

Bonus Points:

Prior game development experience (on shipped titles or live games experience)
Mobile development experience with a focus on iOS and/or Android
Experience in Javascript, Go, or similar programming languages
Experience with Source Control like git

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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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 individual’s 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 accommodationrequest@zynga.com 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. Zynga’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).

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