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Come join the team at Zynga making an impact across all of the company’s games – Central Technology! As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be a contributor on an elite team responsible for the modernization, scalability, and resilience of core components of Zynga's infrastructure. Projects such as automated build, test, and packaging systems as well as source control management across all of Zynga are what we’re focused on and leading the way for the DevOps movement within the company. We’re looking for exceptional engineers with a passion for technology and the ability to work with a diverse team.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Learn our next-generation CI/CD platform for building games and contribute meaningfully to new functionality and resiliency
  • Mentor junior engineers in software development and infrastructure design
  • Design, deploy and maintain centralized testing tools.
  • Maintain essential skills in modern technology/standards and use automation whenever possible.
  • Propose improvements to CI/CD system architecture and drive automation efforts.
  • Maintain solid documentation of all code, written unit tests and integration tests
  • Root cause and resolve problems with CI/CD systems and deployments.
  • Assist with Proof of Concept projects to develop new internal products.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent
  • Track record of experience as a technical leader and serving as a mentor to other engineers
  • Track record of successfully designing and implementing projects with minimal oversight and consistent delivery
  • Track record of leading projects from ground up, demonstrating proficiency in creating milestones, breaking up work into components, and delivering results as projected
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience with fullstack software programming
  • 5+ years in Python application development
  • Experience writing CLI programs
  • Experience writing UI interfaces, API applications, database design
  • Experience with cloud computing (preferably AWS)

PREFERRED SKILLS

  • Experience with software programming in C+/C#
  • Experience with infrastructure/configuration-as-code (preferably Terraform, Ansible)
  • Experience with CI/CD tools in a multi-site environment (preferably Jenkins)
  • Experience with monitoring and diagnostic tools (preferably Datadog, Splunk)
  • Experience with building and deploying containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with secrets management (preferably HashiCorp Vault)
  • Experience with building Unity/Unreal games

WHAT WE OFFER YOU:

  • Competitive salary, bonus plan, Zynga RSU’s (Restricted Stock Units), ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
  • 401K Company Match Contribution (US)
  • RRSP Company Match Contribution (Canada)
  • Extended Health coverage, dental, disability, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance (Canada)
  • Medical, dental, vision, EAP, life insurance, and disability benefits (US)
  • Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs
  • Fitness benefits (offering varies by location)
  • Financial wellness program with unlimited access to certified financial planners
  • Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees
  • Family planning support program
  • Generous paid maternity/parental leave
  • Subsidized Back-up child care
  • Zynga happy hours and frequent employee events
  • Flexible working hours on many teams
  • Culture of diversity and inclusion including employee resource groups
  • Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players

**REMOTE WORK FROM AN ALTERNATE LOCATION COULD BE CONSIDERED**

HIRING UPDATE: The safety of our candidates and team members is our top priority. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our workforce transitioned to working from home, with all interviewing and onboarding being conducted virtually until further notice.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome job-seekers, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds to join us!

We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order 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 at [email protected] to request an accommodation associated with your application for an open position.

Zynga does not engage in financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process. We do not conduct job interviews over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp or others. We will never ask you for your personal or financial information over unofficial chat channels. Our in-house recruitment team only contacts individuals via official company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com or naturalmotion.com email domain).