Position Overview:

Zynga is looking for a server-side developer in the Austin, Chicago, or Toronto areas, and more specifically, someone whose level of experience should be equivalent to a Senior Software Developer on the Wizard of Oz Slots.

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 critical game components that contribute to user-facing features, gameplay functionality, existing functionality & systems, and have a general focus on solving challenging problems for high profile titles. 

What You'll Do:

• Design, architect, and support back-end services running in AWS

• Develop, integrate, and advocate for new technologies and tools

• Load-test, benchmark and optimize infrastructure

• Define, architect, and develop features and gameplay functionality in PHP

• Maintain and develop CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tooling

• Provide escalation support and infrastructure monitoring

• Follow engineering standard methodologies to ensure code quality, performance and reliability

• Work to identify and help to improve team and process inefficiencies

• Help to mentor other engineers

What You Bring:

• Degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Computer Engineering) or equivalent experience

• 4+ Years of backend software development experience

• Deep hands-on experience with AWS

• Experience maintaining and developing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tooling

• Experience with PHP or a similar programming language

• Experience building and operating high-traffic, low-latency backend systems at scale

• Strong familiarity and experience with database systems (SQL, NoSQL)

• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies

• Strong communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative environment

Bonus Points:

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

• Experience with Chef, Terraform and/or Jenkins

• Experience in Vue.js or similar frontend frameworks

• Experience migrating monolithic architectures to distributed microservices

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

The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $96,400 and $142,660 CAD per Year.

The pay range for this position in Illinois at the start of employment is expected to be between $98,100 and $145,200 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 and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. 

Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.