Principal Software Engineer - zConnect, ZMGT

Who We Are:

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile, including Star Wars™: Hunters, CSR Racing™, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles™, FarmVille™, Golf Rival™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Monster Legends, Toon Blast™, Top Eleven, Toy Blast™, Two Dots, Words With Friends™, and Zynga Poker™.Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog

Position Overview:

Come join the team at Zynga making an impact across all of the company’s games - Central Technology! On the zConnect team, we focus on client & server tech that drives the standalone app distribution for games. We’re looking for exceptional engineers with a passion for technology and the ability to work with a diverse team. The Principal Software Engineer position will play a key role in helping to architect and build the distribution app and next-gen client frameworks and backend services for our games.

What You'll Do:

• Build, improve & maintain Zynga’s mobile frameworks and distribution app for iOS, Android, Unreal, and Unity
• Provide production and integration support for shared technology across Zynga games
• Design & implement UI/UX solutions across mobile and web platforms
• Work with Product Management to translate business goals into technical requirements
• Build well-structured / maintainable code with documentation
• Optimize and refactor existing code to improve reliability, scalability
• Review detailed Tech Plans from others, aligning with the team and Zynga-wide technical vision
• Proactively identify and recommend improvements to address systemic problems and tech debt

What You Bring:

• B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent
• 6+ years of hands-on software development experience
• Experience in React Web, React Native, Typescript
• Experience in programming RESTful services using Kotlin/Java, GoLang
• Experience with database systems (PostgresDB, SQL, NoSQL)
• Experience with distributed & high-performance applications: APIs, SaaS, etc.
• Experience with asynchronous, multi-threaded and parallel programming paradigms
• Proficient in debugging, profiling and performance optimization of mobile and web-based applications
• Experience with all aspects of SDLC; specifically software release & version management
• Good interpersonal skills, a collaborative and proactive mentality with a sense of ownership
• Experience with agile development methodologies and tools

Bonus Points:

• One or more of: Objective-C, C/C++, Swift
• iOS / Android / Unity / other platform experience
• Experience with Cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Linux experience
• Gradle / Maven / Jenkins / Docker

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

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