Principal Software Engineer (BE focused/full-stack)- Words With Friends

Job description

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. From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more! 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 Zynga is seeking a Full Stack Engineer (Backend-focused) in the Austin, San Mateo, or Toronto areas, with a specific focus on candidates who have a level of experience equivalent to that of a Principal Software Engineer. We have a well-rounded and tight-knit, distributed team with a healthy mix of engineering skill levels, and we are looking to strengthen our team. We need a self-driven and motivated engineer who is a strong communicator, works well as a team player, and performs well under the pressure of tight deadlines. The candidate would have an opportunity to work on user-facing features (including UI / UX), core gameplay functionality, various systems, and generally solve challenging problems for high-profile mobile games. On the backend, our servers and APIs support the mobile games that tens of millions of users enjoy every day. We support some of the world's largest mobile games on some of the world's largest infrastructures. Our servers and APIs help the mobile games that tens of millions of users enjoy every day, including Words With Friends. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you'll develop and architect critical game components and systems that directly relate to the success of our games. Our mission is to “Connect the World through Games” by building a truly social experience that makes the world a better place. To be successful in this role you will have a passion for games, a high level of integrity, great technical depth and skills, and a strong desire to build successful sof tware. Don’t hesitate; Apply now! WHAT YOU'LL DO • Full Stack Software Engineer specializing in server-side technologies like C# and Ruby on Rails, driving cloud infrastructure on AWS, while also supporting Unity front-end features and DevOps execution. • Individual Contributor, working under a Technical Lead / Manager. • Define, architect, develop & maintain features and gameplay functionality in RoR, C# on the backend, and Unity, C# on the front end. • Support live-ops and deployments on a rotational basis. • Develop robust and scalable APIs and server-side logic using languages such as C# or Ruby on Rails. • Design and implement database schemas and manage data storage solutions (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL). • Deploy and maintain applications on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azu