Principal Software Engineer

Zynga; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Zynga Bengaluru seeks engineers to help power our live games with scalable backend features, performance optimization, and robust design reviews.

You will work closely with PMs, UI/UX, art, and QA in an agile environment to deliver high-quality game systems and features that engage players globally.

This role emphasizes strong fundamentals, collaboration, and a passion for building reliable, enjoyable gaming experiences in a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• CS/Engineering degree or equivalent required.
• Strong fundamentals in algorithms and data structures.
• Experience with AWS cloud, OS concepts, networking, and programming.
• Proficiency in source control and conducting code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Follow engineering best practices to ensure performance and reliability.
• Break large problems for teams to implement and review code.
• Maintain live game health and monitor performance.
• Collaborate with PM, UI/UX, Art, QA in an agile setup.

Job description

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!

What You’ll Do :

• Follow engineering best practices towards ensuring performance, reliability, and measurability
• Work on large problems and break it up for others to implement.
• Strong Analytical, programming and debugging skills
• Perform Design and Code reviews.
• Be responsible for the Live game health
• Closely work with other functions like PM, UI/UX, Art, QA
• Constantly look for opportunities to improve the game performance.
• Take a hands‑on approach in the development of prototypes quickly

What you bring:

• Masters or bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
• Solid fundamental programming skills (algorithms, data structures, OOP, OS, Networking, AWS Cloud)
• Experience with source control management and giving code reviews
• Good Communication skills and Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (UX, game design, PM) in an agile environment

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

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