Zynga is looking to strengthen its distributed server-side engineering team by hiring a Senior Software Engineer to tackle a variety of challenges and contribute to critical game components for high-profile titles.
Requirements
- Strong working knowledge in PHP
- 4+ Years industry experience as a Software Developer
- Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies
- Prior game development experience (on shipped titles or live games experience)
- Mobile development experience with a focus on iOS and/or Android
- Experience in Javascript, Go, or similar programming languages
- Experience with Source Control like git
Responsibilities
- Help to develop features & gameplay functionality in PHP
- Dive into the internals of existing systems to extend them as-needed
- Create and work with data objects in relational and non-relational storage models
- Dive into existing functionality and systems to extend as-needed
- Develop and integrate new technologies and tools
- Assist with defining and scoping out work
Other
- self-driven and motivated engineer
- strong communicator
- works well as a team player
- performs well under tight deadlines
- passion for games, a high level of integrity, great technical depth and skills, and a strong desire to build successful software
- B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent education / work experience
- Excellent communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative environment
