Senior Software Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
- 5+ years of experience as a game developer
- Deep knowledge of game programming (gameplay, graphics, UI, tools)
- Experience working with mobile games
- Shipped at least one product in a team environment
- Solid understanding of the Unity 3D game engine
- Strong C# experience
- Solid understanding of game project lifecycle
- Comfortable with modern version control systems (git)
- Strong communication skills
- Goal-oriented and a strong team player
- Ability to design, architect, and implement high-quality code
- Ability to independently create quality solutions
- Ability to quickly pick up and work with existing codebases
- Proficient in written and spoken English
- BSc in Game Development/Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field
- Understanding/experience with the Free-to-Play model, ECS systems, optimization
- Some knowledge of Python, Objective-C, Swift, Java or Go
- Familiar with unit tests, CI/CD, networking, backend integrations, etc.
- Experience using profiling tools for performance issues
- Experience in optimizations that have improved user experience
15 skills required
Job Details
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 times—connecting 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 Jam™—plus 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 you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.
Join us and be part of the play!
Gram Games is the studio behind some of the most popular mobile titles in the world like 1010!, Six! and Merge Dragons!. We have more awesome projects in the pipeline. We do things differently here; we work in small self-managing teams, enabling you to have an incredible amount of ownership, autonomy and impact. We'll never ask you to abandon your craft and just focus on managing others or workload.
We are currently looking for a Senior Core Tech Developer with a passion to identify, investigate and resolve performance and architectural challenges that come with iOS & Android game development. This will involve using game metrics and profiling tools on both the live game and upcoming features to dig into performance issues, optimisations, crashes and ANR’s as well as improving the overall game architecture. You’ll be doing hands-on development and be responsible for making sure that our millions of daily players get the best, most uninterrupted experience possible.
Requirements
We're looking for someone who…
...has at least 5+ years experience as a game developer
...has a deep, wide, demonstrated knowledge in various areas of game programming like gameplay, graphics, UI, tools etc.
...has previous experience working with mobile games
...has previously shipped at least one product in a team environment
...has a solid understanding of the Unity 3D game engine
...has strong experience using C# ( experience with other languages is a plus)
...has a solid understanding the life cycle of a game project both development and live operations
...is very comfortable with modern version control systems (git)
…has strong communication skills
…is goal-orientated and a strong team player
...designs, architects, and implements high quality, structured, and robust code.
…can independently create quality solutions to problems.
...can quickly, and efficiently, pick up and start working with pre-existing codebases.
...is proficient in written and spoken English.
Nice to haves:
...have a BSc in Game Development/Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field
...have understanding / experience with the Free-to-Play model, ECS systems, optimization
...have some knowledge of Python, Objective-C, Swift, Java or Go
...are familiar with unit tests, CI/CD, networking, backend integrations etc
...has experience using profiling tools to look in to performance issues
...have worked on optimisations on previous projects that have improved the users experience or development process in some way
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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