Zynga is looking for strong Senior Software Engineers to join our team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop and architect critical game components and systems that directly relate to the success of our games. We are committed to providing an exciting and challenging career, centered around developing high-quality mechanics that scale! Are you ready to put your code into the next generation of games that will be played by millions?Come join us and make games for a living. We are having a ball!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Candidates will be developing in a Unity-based environment. Engineers work together with team members to jointly own the success of their features throughout the entire development pipeline. Stages include Design -> Architecture -> Development -> Testing -> Release. You’ll be joining a high-quality team of hardworking individuals that are all committed to growth and success.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Work with product owners to define and build new game systems and features
- Define & develop core engine components in Unity and C#.
- Develop, innovate & integrate new technologies and tools (working with content teams).
- Optimize code & memory for high performance on multiple mobile platforms.
- Scope out tasks and systems, looking for future improvements.
You will be building features on some of our biggest game titles, which have several million users across multiple social networks. You must be able to write coherent, organized code and be comfortable working on a complicated code-base with high levels of abstraction.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline (or equivalent).
- 4+ years of industry experience as a Software Developer.
- Strong experience in Unity.
- Strong knowledge of C#.
- Strong Object Oriented design and architecture skills.
- A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms and software design.
- Performance profiling and optimization experience.
- Excellent communication skills – particularly the ability to discuss timelines, design concerns and provide useful feedback to team members.
- Experience with common workflow tools like source control (GIT), bug tracking (JIRA), etc.
DESIRED SKILLS:
These skills are considered nice to have but are not required:
- Desire to develop games / prior game development game experience.
- Experience shipping and/or working on live game titles.
- Experience in Live Ops situations.
- Server programming experience / PHP language experience.
- Facebook and other related 3rd party SDK experience
- Native mobile development experience, Apple Xcode & Android Studio.
WHAT WE OFFER YOU:
- Zynga RSUs, 401k match and Bonus Plan
- Full medical, dental, vision insurance benefits as well as life insurance
- Lunch catered daily – stocked snack areas
- Generous Paid Maternity/Paternity leave
- Emergency child care support
- Active Employee Groups – Women at Zynga, ZPride, ZParents and more
- Zynga happy hours and frequent employee events
- Open vacation policy for most employees, generous vacation for other
- Flexible working hours on many teams
- Gym Benefits
- Commuter benefits
- Casual dress every single day
- Culture of diversity and inclusion
- Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players
Zynga is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud of our broad community; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, gender, 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. Join us!
We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.
Zynga is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.