Senior Software Engineer (Client) Game of Thrones Slots

Zynga; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading interactive entertainment company in Toronto is seeking a Senior Client-Side Engineer. The ideal candidate has substantial experience in C# and Unity, strong communication skills, and a background in game development. This role involves architecting and developing features, working with engine-level systems, and modernizing legacy systems. Join a dynamic team to create engaging gaming experiences.

Benefits

World-class benefits package

Opportunity for growth and innovation

Qualifications

• 5+ years industry experience as a Software Developer.
• Strong working knowledge in C#.
• 2 years Unity experience.
• Prior game development experience on shipped titles.

Responsibilities

• Help to architect and develop features in Unity and C#.
• Dive into engine-level systems to extend them.
• Develop and integrate new technologies and SDKs.
• Help to develop tools for content creators.

Skills

C#

Unity

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Git

Job description

Overview

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Position Overview

Zynga is looking for a client-side engineer. Specifically someone whose level of experience should be equivalent to a Senior Software Engineer.

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 in tackling a variety of challenges that we face. We are looking for 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 will have an opportunity to work on user-facing features (including UI / UX) core gameplay functionality engine-level systems and opportunities to modernize legacy systems. The ideal candidate will have strong working knowledge in Unity and C# and will have at least five years of experience working on teams in the game industry.

The ideal candidate will have strong software design skills capable of owning feature work throughout the entire development pipeline of design architecture development testing release and monitoring. The candidate can write clean code document new and existing systems and mentor junior engineers. This role offers the candidate opportunities for full stack development working with a PHP server and React web development for tools used by our internal customers.

What Youll Do

Help to architect and develop features & gameplay functionality in Unity and C#

Dive into the internals of engine-level systems to extend them as-needed

Develop and integrate new technologies & SDKs

Help to develop tools for content creators

Help to define and scope out tasks & systems

What You Bring

• in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent education / work experience

5 Years industry experience as a Software Developer

Strong working knowledge in C#

2 Years Unity experience

Solid foundation in data structures algorithms and software methodologies

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

Excellent communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative environment

Bonus Points : Experience with git

Mobile development experience with a focus on iOS and / or Android

Experience with performance profiling and platform optimization

Experience supporting a live-ops game using tools such as BugSnag or Sentry

Experience with backend systems

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

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 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 to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram WhatsApp or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam and you should not engage. Zyngas in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e. via an email domain).

Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

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Employment Type

Full Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1