Senior Software Developer - Small Giant Games

3 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Game Programmer

Job Summary

Job Description

Small Giant Games seeks a Senior Software Developer to contribute to the development of their flagship game, Empires & Puzzles. The role centers on client-side development of new features, with opportunities for full-stack involvement. Responsibilities include independently developing features, collaborating with designers and artists, writing clean code, performing code reviews, and resolving live game issues. The ideal candidate possesses Java or C# experience, a strong aptitude for learning, a positive attitude, and a passion for games. Familiarity with Unity, Scala, MongoDB, and AWS is a plus.
Must have:
  • Experience with Java or C#
  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Positive attitude
  • Passion for games
  • Develop new features
  • Collaborate with team
  • Write clean code
  • Perform code reviews
  • Solve critical issues
Good to have:
  • Unity development experience
  • Good teamwork and communication
  • Interest in game design
  • Experience with free-to-play mobile games
Perks:
  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Exciting projects
  • Talented colleagues
  • Lots of responsibility
  • Convenient office location

Job Details

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:

We are looking for more professionals to join our ranks. You will be participating in the development of our flagship game, Empires & Puzzles. Your main focus will be on the client-side, developing awesome new features for the game. You'll also get the chance to work on the full stack. Some of the tools we use include Unity, C#, Scala, MongoDB and AWS.

What You Bring:

  • Independently developing new features and content for our live games
  • Collaborating with game designers, artists and QA specialists of the development team
  • Writing clean code and performing code reviews for your peers
  • Helping with solving critical issues in live games
  • We hope you have at least the following qualities:
  • Experience in developing software with Java or C#
  • A razor sharp mind and the ability to learn new things extremely quickly
  • A positive “can-do” attitude
  • Passion for games

Bonus Points:

  • A long history of programming, either as a hobby or as a professional
  • Experience in developing with Unity
  • Good teamwork and communication skills
  • Interest in game design
  • Enthusiasm for free-to-play mobile games

What We Offer You:

  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Exciting, fun and highly successful projects to work on
  • Extremely talented and helpful colleagues
  • Lots of power and responsibility
  • Office conveniently located in downtown Helsinki

#LI-Hybrid

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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