Software Engineer - Game of Thrones Slots

Software Engineer - Game of Thrones Slots

Austin, TX;
Bay Area, CA;
Chicago, IL;
Toronto, Canada

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Zynga's Game of Thrones Slots team is looking for a Full Stack Engineer in the Austin, Chicago, San Mateo, or Toronto areas to join our team as Software Engineer.

We have a well-rounded, passionate and tight-knit, distributed team with a healthy mix of engineering skill levels and are looking to strengthen our team in addressing the diverse and complex technical challenges at the core of our products. We need a self-driven and motivated engineer who is a strong communicator, works well as a team player, and performs well under tight deadlines.

The candidate would have an opportunity to work on core slot machine gameplay and features (including UI / UX), engine-level systems, and have a focus on solving challenging problems towards the development of slot machines. The ideal candidate will have strong working knowledge of Unity and C#, plus experience building features on the server backend (PHP preferred).

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 grow in skill and experience building and deploying successful software features for live Games that delight our players.

• Architect and develop features and slot game functionality in Unity with C#, and on the server backend (PHP preferred)
• Dive into the internals of slot engine systems to extend them as-needed
• Develop tools for engineering and content creators
• Define and scope out tasks & systems
• Triage and address bugs quickly

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, or equivalent
• 1–2 years of industry experience as a Software Developer. Candidates from other fields should have 3+ years of relevant software engineering experience
• Experience with git
• Strong working knowledge of Unity and C#
• Experience building features on a server backend (PHP preferred)
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative environment

• Mobile game development experience
• Performance profiling and optimization experience
• Experience developing Slot Machines

What we offer:

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 California at the start of employment is expected to be between $85,700 to $126,860 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.

The pay range for this position in Toronto at the start of employment is expected to be between…