Software Engineer

At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take‑Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.Join us and be part of the playPosition Overview:Are you interested in creating great products that impact millions of people? Passionate about data and building highly scalable systems that process millions of requests per minute and terabytes of data per day? Zynga is looking for a Software Engineer to join the Data Ingestion team in our Analytics organization. The Data Ingestion team builds SDKs and near real‑time ingestion pipelines to collect data for our analytics systems and platforms that power reporting, business intelligence, player engagement, machine learning and user acquisition.As a Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with product managers, producers and other stakeholders to drive architectural design and development of our data ingestion pipelines at Zynga. Our team encourages critical problem solvers who enjoy fast‑paced change and innovation.What You’ll Do:Design, build and own data‑driven large‑scale backend services to be consumed by clients across multiple platforms (mobile, web, console, pc)Work closely with product teams to translate business requirements into technical requirementsWork effectively with stakeholders to address outstanding tech debt and improve system performance and reliabilityProactively recommend improvements, new approaches and emerging technologies to address systemic pain points and technical debtProvide production and integration support for products running in Zynga games and services.Be a thought leader for the team and promote engineering best practices towards ensuring performance, reliability, and measurabilityWhat You Bring:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline (or equivalent)2+ years of professional experience in software development and backend servicesDeep understanding of algorithms, data structures, design patterns, debugging and performance optimizationsFamiliarity with building RESTful backend services in Java, GoLang and/or PythonFamiliarity with database systems (SQL, NoSQL)Experience with Redshift is a plusExperience with CI/CD and DevOps practices is a plusExcellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarityFamiliarity and experience in building large‑scale microservices in cloud environmentsFamiliarity with Kubernetes and Cloud infrastructure (preferably Amazon AWS)Experience with one of AWS Kinesis Data streams, Apache Kafka or Apache FlinkExperience with building server‑side SDKs is a big plusWhat 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.We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.As an equal‑opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position. #J-18808-Ljbffr