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AVAILABLE POSITIONS Senior Software Engineer (Server)- Poker Careers Category:  Engineering

Careers location:  Austin, TX

Connected Worker Type:  Connected

Requisition Id:  R_112128

POSITION OVERVIEW

Zynga is looking for a server-side engineer in the Toronto, Austin, or Bay Area, and more specifically, someone whose level of experience should be equivalent to a Senior Software Engineer.

We have a well-rounded and tight-knit, distributed team with a healthy mix of engineering skill levels, and are looking to strengthen our team. We need a self-driven and motivated engineer who is a strong communicator, works well as a team player, and performs well under pressure of tight deadlines.

The candidate would have an opportunity to work on high-performance, large-scale applications, systems architecture, and have a focus on solving challenging problems for high profile titles. The ideal candidate will be fluent in Golang, be able to build APIs and services using REST and will have at least 4 years of experience working on teams in the game industry.

Our mission is to “Connect the World through Games” by building a truly social experience that makes the world a better place. To be successful in this role you will have a passion for games, a high level of integrity, great technical depth and skills, and a strong desire to build successful software.

ROLE  Server-side Engineering with emphasis on gameplay feature development

DevOps responsibilities (game performance monitoring, maintaining infrastructure and scripting)

Individual Contributor, working with a Technical Lead (TL)

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES  Define, architect, & develop features and gameplay functionality in Golang

Develop & integrate new technologies and tools

Dive into the internals of core systems to extend them as-needed

Develop and integrate new technologies & SDKs

Scope out and complete large tasks and systems with minimal direction; work closely with other engineers to complete multi-week or months-long efforts

Work to help identify and to improve team and process inefficiencies

Demonstrate outstanding coding and development skills

Provide escalation support and infrastructure monitoring

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent education / work experience

4+ Years game industry / mobile app experience as a software developer

Prior game development experience (on shipped titles or live games experience)

Expert working knowledge in Golang, C#

Strong working experience in implementing APIs and services (RPC and REST)

Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies

Have solid working knowledge of the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Experience with Docker, AWS

Excellent communication skills and comfortable working in a collaborative environment

BONUS SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Experience with Kubernetes, terraform

Experience with Git and Jenkins

Experience in Unity

Experience with performance profiling and optimization

Knowledge of Database (Postgres, Couchbase), gRPC, and Protobuf

Experience with Bugsnag, Splunk and Datadog

Experience with HTML

WHAT WE OFFER YOU Competitive salary, bonus plan and ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)

401K Company Match Contribution (US)

RRSP/DPSP company match contribution (Canada)

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

Global Fitness reimbursement program

Global Wellbeing Program

Financial wellness program with unlimited access to certified financial planners

Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees

Family planning support program

Generous paid parental, pregnancy-related disability, caregiver, and compassionate leaves

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 player

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.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $98,400 and $145,620 per year.

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.   Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.  Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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