Senior Software Engineer (Server)- Poker

Position Overview

Zynga is looking for a server-side engineer in the Austin 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.

Don’t hesitate; Apply now!

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
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Telemedicine, Virtual mental health, Emotional Support Services, EAP, and neurodiversity support programs
• Family building new parent & menopause support
• Global Fitness Reimbursement program
• Global Wellbeing Program
• Charitable Giving and Volunteer Program
• Generous paid parental, pregnancy-related disability, caregiver, and compassionate leaves
• Back-up childcare
• Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees
• Flexible working hours on many teams
• Culture of diversity and inclusion including employee resource groups

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.

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