Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack

Zynga; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in interactive entertainment is seeking a passionate full stack developer to join their Mobile Game Tech division. This exciting role offers the opportunity to craft seamless websites and scalable backends while working within a dynamic Governance, Risk, and Compliance team. You'll lead projects from inception to completion, mentor fellow engineers, and implement innovative software architecture designs. If you have a strong background in Golang and React, along with experience in cloud infrastructure, this is your chance to make a significant impact on a global scale with a company that values creativity and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software programming with Golang and React.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Write and deploy software to cloud infrastructure following best practices.
• Lead and mentor the team while ensuring project goals are met.

Skills

Golang

React

Cloud Infrastructure

SQL

NoSQL (Redis, Elasticsearch)

Async Programming

Mentorship

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Who We Are:

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile, including Star Wars: Hunters, CSR Racing, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles, FarmVille, Golf Rival, Hair Challenge, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, High Heels!, Merge Dragons!, Merge Magic!, Monster Legends, Toon Blast, Top Eleven, Toy Blast, Two Dots, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker. Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog.

Position Overview:

Join Zynga's Mobile Game Tech division and have a remarkable impact on all the company's games! Are you passionate about full stack development and crafting seamless websites with scalable backends? This role is in our well-established Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team, which maintains high-value services and tools to ensure Zynga's global compliance.

What You'll Do:

• Write software and deploy it to cloud infrastructure, strictly following standard practices for code quality, documentation, testing, security, and automated deployments.
• Propose and successfully implement new fullstack software architecture designs.
• Coordinate with internal partners and customers to develop and rollout new features effectively.
• Lead and mentor the team, ensuring that standard methodologies are followed and ambitious goals are met.
• Evaluate and determine the best technologies and frameworks to be used in our projects.
• Collaborate in the design and implementation of world-class infrastructure solutions for our services and tools.
• Do quality code reviews and ensure the services and releases stay stable and follow best practices.

What You Bring:

• Proven experience leading projects from inception to completion, breaking work into logical components, and delivering results as projected.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with software programming using Golang.
• 5+ years of experience working with cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS.
• Preferably 5+ years of experience with software programming using React.
• Experience with SQL tables and SQL queries.
• Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases such as Redis and Elasticsearch.
• Practical knowledge of async programming patterns and queueing and pub/sub systems.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and continuous integration testing.
• A history of serving as a mentor to other engineers.

Bonus Points:

• Preferred stack includes React, Golang, and Kubernetes.

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.

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