Principal Software Engineer

The role

You will develop new game features used by millions of players, using Java, C#, C++, Python and JavaScript. You will also mentor junior engineers and keep the live game healthy.

What you will do

• Develop new and innovative features played by millions of players using Java, C#, C++, Python and JavaScript
• Follow engineering best practices to ensure performance, reliability and measurability
• Work on large problems and break them up for others to implement
• Perform design and code reviews
• Be responsible for the live game health
• Work closely with PM, UI/UX, Art and QA
• Mentor junior engineers
• Look for opportunities to improve game performance
• Take a hands-on approach in developing prototypes quickly

Required qualifications

• Master's or bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
• 8+ years of professional experience in C#, C++, JavaScript, Android, iOS, React or Java
• Solid fundamental programming skills (algorithms, data structures, OOP, OS, networking, AWS Cloud)
• Experience with source control management and giving code reviews
• Strong analytical, programming and debugging skills
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in an agile environment

Benefits

• World-class benefits package (details on the Zynga Benefits page)

Before you apply

• Zynga does not conduct interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram or WhatsApp
• Zynga does not ask for personal or financial information over apps or unofficial chat channels
• Zynga's recruitment team contacts candidates only through official company email domains

About the company

Zynga is a global interactive entertainment company and a label of Take-Two Interactive, founded in 2007. Its games, including FarmVille, Words With Friends and Toon Blast, have been downloaded over 6 billion times.