Software Engineering Manager

About the Company: Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games. To date, more than one billion people have played Zynga’s franchises including CSR Racing™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Toon Blast™, Toy Blast™, Words With Friends™ and Zynga Poker™. Zynga’s games are available in more than 150 countries and are playable across social platforms and mobile devices worldwide. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with locations in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, India, Turkey, and Finland. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a talented Engineering Team
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members and assist them in their career progression. Set OKRs, progress checks and do performance evaluations.
• Manage the development pipeline to deliver features on schedule while maintaining high bar for quality
• Perform Design reviews, Code reviews and deliver high quality games
• Create a solid Tech backlog that involves modernizing tech stack, set goals for performance improvements, game stability and improvements
• Establish best engineering practices and drive excellence in quality
• Closely Interact with other functions such as PM, Design, UI/UX, Art, QA, and deliver planned features.
• Facilitate and create problem solving culture in the team.
• Drive culture of player focus and provide the best experience to our players.

Requirements

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or equivalent
• Should have 10+ years of professional hands-on experience in mobile, desktop or web application development using C++, JAVA, C#, PYTHON,GO
• Should have 2+ years of experience in managing teams, including hiring, mentoring and building strong teams.
• Experience on Unity, Cocos2D or other game engine would be preferred.
• Shown ability to motivate teams and operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. Exposure to using Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Good communication skills, interpersonal skills with experience in building strong internal relationships
• Good Analytical, Problem solving and Debugging skills.
• Experience on Unity, Cocos2D or other game engine would be preferred.
• Hands on experience in Designing, Coding and release management.