Software Engineer

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.

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We are seeking experienced and passionate engineers to join our collaborative and innovative team. Zynga’s mission is to “Connect the World through Games” by building a truly social experience that makes the world a better place. The ideal candidate needs to have a strong focus on building high-quality, maintainable software that has global impact.

The Analytics Engineering team is responsible for all things data at Zynga. We own the full game and player data pipeline - from ingestion to storage to driving insights and analytics. As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for the software design and development of quality services and products to support the Analytics needs of our games. In this role, you will be part of our Analytics Engineering group focusing on advanced technology developments for building scalable data infrastructure and end-to-end services which can be leveraged by the various games. We are a 120+ organization servicing 1500 others across 13 global locations.

Your responsibilities will include

• Build and operate a multi PB-scale data platform.
• Design, code, and develop new features/fix bugs/enhancements to systems and data pipelines (ETLs) while adhering to the SLA.
• Identifying anomalies, inconsistencies in data sets and algorithms and flagging it to the relevant team and / or fixing the bugs in the data workflows where applicable.
• Follow the best engineering methodologies towards ensuring performance, reliability, scalability, and measurability.
• Collaborate effectively with teammates, contributing to an innovative environment of technical excellence.
  
  

You will be a perfect fit if you have

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent).
• 3+ years of strong data engineering design/development experience in building large-scale, distributed data platforms/products.
• Advanced coding expertise in SQL & Python/JVM-based language.
• Exposure to heterogeneous data storage systems like relational, NoSQL, in-memory etc.
• Knowledge of data modeling, lineage, data access and its governance.
• Proficient in AWS services like Redshift, Kinesis, Lambda, RDS, EKS/ECS etc.
• Exposure to open source software, frameworks and broader powerful technologies (Airflow, Kafka, DataHub etc).
• Shown ability to deliver work on time with attention to quality.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills and ability to work optimally in a geographically distributed team environment.
  
  

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement. Your unique perspective and experience could be exactly what we’re looking for.

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, 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 accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

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