Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack

ZYNGA INC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in interactive entertainment as a Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack. You will impact all games by developing scalable backends and seamless websites. Collaborate with teams to implement innovative solutions while mentoring others. Enjoy a world-class benefits package and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

World-class benefits package

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with Golang and React.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS.
• Hands-on experience with NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Write software and deploy it to cloud infrastructure.
• Lead and mentor the team, ensuring best practices.
• Propose and implement new fullstack software architecture.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud Infrastructure

Software Programming

Async Programming

Tools

AWS

React

Golang

SQL

Redis

Elasticsearch

Kubernetes

Job description

Principal Software Engineer - Full Stack

Toronto, Canada

Level Up Your Career with Zynga!

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 play!

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.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with software programming using Golang.
• 8+ years of experience working with cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS.
• Preferably 8+ 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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