Write server code in your sleep? Love casual games? Looking for a great, fast-moving venture-funded startup to join? Zynga is looking for you!
The Back End Engineer will be a key member of the technical team working on building and enhancing an awesome lineup of innovative games for social networks. Zynga’s games draw over 4 million unique users every day, and our Toronto studio is a key part of that.
Working closely with a smart, energetic team of producers, artists, and front-end developers , you will build critical database and server side code that will ensure great performance, reliability, and scalability as we continue to expand our feature set and audience. You will also be heavily involved in configuring servers and architecting databases as well as writing large chunks of PHP code to support app function, monitoring, and metrics.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Work closely with product and other members of the engineering team to scope projects and tasks.
• Set up and configure servers to support current and new games.
• Serve as database architect for key high-throughput db’s which manage player and game info and other critical app data.
• Write MySQL, PHP code, and Linux scripts to drive applications and automate support, monitoring, and analysis.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:
• B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of web software development experience, including including heavy lifting with Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Java and Flash knowledge a strong plus.
• Experience building high throughput database systems with very high uptime requirements.
• Experience setting up, configuring, and maintaining servers which service tens of thousands of simultaneous users.
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, fluid startup environment.
• Extremely strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving.
• Self-starter with strong ability to work independently and solve problems on the fly.
• Experience creating games and/or social networking apps is high desirable. Passion for both is a must.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
This is a full-time, on-site position at Zynga's Toronto studio in the Libery Village district of Toronto. The position includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity. The position reports to the Executive Producer for Casual Games.
Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. The company was founded specifically to add a social element to online games because we all love games, and we love them most when we’re playing with friends! Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, role playing games and flirting games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and Friendster. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 3.5 million users per day and 55 million registered players. Find out what 18 million monthly players already know! The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In July, Zynga announced raising $29 million led by Kleiner Perkins.
• This position is located in our corporate office in Toronto
• Competitive salary & stock options!
• We provide full benefits: dental, vision & healthcare
• Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
MySQL DBA - ZYNGA
Are you looking to join a fast-paced, high energy environment? Do possess the drive and ability to get that job done? We are looking for a stellar MySQL DBA for our corporate office here in San Francisco. If you think you have what it takes, please apply! We’re having a ball!
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Solid knowledge of physical and logical database design
• Solid knowledge in schema design principals with demonstrated aptitude to apply best practices for scalable designs and influence developers.
• Experience administering database systems ( backup, monitoring, security, installation ) in a many instance environment
• Proficiency in a scripting language ( preferably perl )
• Experience designing scalable and Highly Available database Systems
• Ability to work with the Engineering/Development and Operations team.
• Identify and recommend tools and services for managing the database infrastructure.
• Hardware sizing requirements for database loads based on efficient use of multi-core systems.
• Experience updating MySQL instances in a high volume environment.
• Experience tuning MySQL instances with virally increasing amounts of data.
REQUIREMENTS
• 4+ years experience with relational database systems.
• 2+ years of hands on experience as a MySQL DBA.
• MySQL 5.x (InnoDB and MyISAM engines).
• The ideal candidate will have experience with: Linux (Centos/Fedora/RedHat) with emphasis on network and I/O performance tuning. LVM(Logical Volume Management) and snapshots, Perl, Nagios, Cacti, Subversion, MySQL replication (Master-Master, Master-Slave, cluster replication preferred).
• Must have the ability to perform at a high level in a fast paced environment.
Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. The company was founded specifically to add a social element to online games because we all love games, and we love them most when we’re playing with friends! Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, role playing games and flirting games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and Friendster. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 3.5 million users per day and 55 million registered players. Find out what 18 million monthly players already know! The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In July, Zynga announced raising $29 million led by Kleiner Perkins.
• This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
• Competitive salary & stock options & quarterly bonuses
• We provide full benefits: dental, vision & healthcare
• Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
CONTACT: FLO@ZYNGA.COM
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Solid knowledge of physical and logical database design
• Solid knowledge in schema design principals with demonstrated aptitude to apply best practices for scalable designs and influence developers.
• Experience administering database systems ( backup, monitoring, security, installation ) in a many instance environment
• Proficiency in a scripting language ( preferably perl )
• Experience designing scalable and Highly Available database Systems
• Ability to work with the Engineering/Development and Operations team.
• Identify and recommend tools and services for managing the database infrastructure.
• Hardware sizing requirements for database loads based on efficient use of multi-core systems.
• Experience updating MySQL instances in a high volume environment.
• Experience tuning MySQL instances with virally increasing amounts of data.
REQUIREMENTS
• 4+ years experience with relational database systems.
• 2+ years of hands on experience as a MySQL DBA.
• MySQL 5.x (InnoDB and MyISAM engines).
• The ideal candidate will have experience with: Linux (Centos/Fedora/RedHat) with emphasis on network and I/O performance tuning. LVM(Logical Volume Management) and snapshots, Perl, Nagios, Cacti, Subversion, MySQL replication (Master-Master, Master-Slave, cluster replication preferred).
• Must have the ability to perform at a high level in a fast paced environment.
Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. The company was founded specifically to add a social element to online games because we all love games, and we love them most when we’re playing with friends! Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, role playing games and flirting games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and Friendster. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 3.5 million users per day and 55 million registered players. Find out what 18 million monthly players already know! The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In July, Zynga announced raising $29 million led by Kleiner Perkins.
• This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
• Competitive salary & stock options & quarterly bonuses
• We provide full benefits: dental, vision & healthcare
• Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
CONTACT: FLO@ZYNGA.COM
Java Server Programmer - Zynga
Are you looking for a fast paced, high energy & smart team to work with? Do you also have a passion for delivering only the best? Zynga is hiring! We are looking for Java Server-side Programmer to our growing team! We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! You’ll be an instrumental part of a high growth, exciting company! Come join us …we’re having a ball!
Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. The company was founded specifically to add a social element to online games because we all love games, and we love them most when we’re playing with friends! Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, role playing games and flirting games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and Friendster. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 3.5 million users per day and 55 million registered players. Find out what 18 million monthly players already know! The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In July, Zynga announced raising $29 million led by Kleiner Perkins.
• This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
• Competitive salary & stock options!
• We provide full benefits: dental, vision & healthcare
• Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
CONTACT: FLO@ZYNGA.COM
- Must have a Bachelors Degree
- Ability to build strong back end systems to handle heavy traffic
- 3+ years software development experience
- 2+ years Java
- Passion for software development and OO Design
- Proficiency with MySQL
- Familiarity a plus in one or more of the following: Facebook API, OpenSocial API
- Experience with Smart Fox
- Familiarity with svn
Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. The company was founded specifically to add a social element to online games because we all love games, and we love them most when we’re playing with friends! Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, role playing games and flirting games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and Friendster. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 3.5 million users per day and 55 million registered players. Find out what 18 million monthly players already know! The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In July, Zynga announced raising $29 million led by Kleiner Perkins.
• This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
• Competitive salary & stock options!
• We provide full benefits: dental, vision & healthcare
• Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
CONTACT: FLO@ZYNGA.COM
FLASH DEVELOPERS - ZYNGA
Zynga is looking for a commando team of strong Flash Developers to join their growing team!
We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! You’ll be an instrumental part of creating an exciting product for one of our top producing Facebook applications! Come join us …we’re having a ball!
QUALIFICATIONS
• 3+ years of solid software development experience
• Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript 2.0 or 3.0 , CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatibility
• Extensive design and game development experience
• Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle
• Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash
• B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Build great Flash-based multi-player games.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experiencing building XML sockets in flash to build multi-user games or applications would be ideal!
Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. The company was founded specifically to add a social element to online games because we all love games, and we love them most when we’re playing with friends! Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, role playing games and flirting games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and Friendster. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 3.5 million users per day and 55 million registered players. Find out what 18 million monthly players already know! The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In July, Zynga announced raising $29 million led by Kleiner Perkins.
• This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
• Competitive salary & stock options!
• We provide full benefits: dental, vision & healthcare
• Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
CONTACT: FLO@ZYNGA.COM
We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! You’ll be an instrumental part of creating an exciting product for one of our top producing Facebook applications! Come join us …we’re having a ball!
QUALIFICATIONS
• 3+ years of solid software development experience
• Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript 2.0 or 3.0 , CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatibility
• Extensive design and game development experience
• Strong knowledge of the software development lifecycle
• Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash
• B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Build great Flash-based multi-player games.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experiencing building XML sockets in flash to build multi-user games or applications would be ideal!
Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. The company was founded specifically to add a social element to online games because we all love games, and we love them most when we’re playing with friends! Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, role playing games and flirting games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and Friendster. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 3.5 million users per day and 55 million registered players. Find out what 18 million monthly players already know! The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In July, Zynga announced raising $29 million led by Kleiner Perkins.
• This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
• Competitive salary & stock options!
• We provide full benefits: dental, vision & healthcare
• Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
CONTACT: FLO@ZYNGA.COM
DIRECTOR OF IT - ZYNGA
Are you looking to join a fast-paced, high energy environment? Are you a hands on technologist who has had a demonstrated ability to get that job done? We are looking for a hands-on Director of IT for our corporate office here in San Francisco. If you think you have what it takes, please apply! We’re having a ball!
RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS
• Lead IT involvement in business application (Finance and HR) selection and deployment & integration. This experience is a must!
• Updated hardware and secure Zynga wireless network in Zynga offices
• Active Directory initial deployment integration with LDAP
• Plan & execute MS Exchange server migration
• VMware server build out and deployment of business applications
• Windows Servers/Exchange – Required
• Start-up and high growth environment experience is a must
• Vendor Management experience (ISPs, Hosted/OnDemand applications)
• Must have hands-on technical strength with a strong ability to mentor
• Demonstrated experience in formalizing business requirements and define processes/procedures
• Management experience is a must – having worked in a fast paced environment
• Project Management experience
• Linux (CentOS/RedHat) desirable
Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. The company was founded specifically to add a social element to online games because we all love games, and we love them most when we’re playing with friends! Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, role playing games and flirting games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and Friendster. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 3.5 million users per day and 55 million registered players. Find out what 18 million monthly players already know! The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In July, Zynga announced raising $29 million led by Kleiner Perkins.
• This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
• Competitive salary & stock options & quarterly bonuses
• We provide full benefits: dental, vision & healthcare
• Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
CONTACT: FLO@ZYNGA.COM
RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS
• Lead IT involvement in business application (Finance and HR) selection and deployment & integration. This experience is a must!
• Updated hardware and secure Zynga wireless network in Zynga offices
• Active Directory initial deployment integration with LDAP
• Plan & execute MS Exchange server migration
• VMware server build out and deployment of business applications
• Windows Servers/Exchange – Required
• Start-up and high growth environment experience is a must
• Vendor Management experience (ISPs, Hosted/OnDemand applications)
• Must have hands-on technical strength with a strong ability to mentor
• Demonstrated experience in formalizing business requirements and define processes/procedures
• Management experience is a must – having worked in a fast paced environment
• Project Management experience
• Linux (CentOS/RedHat) desirable
Zynga is the #1 social gaming company on the web. The company was founded specifically to add a social element to online games because we all love games, and we love them most when we’re playing with friends! Zynga has something for everyone: casino games, word games, role playing games and flirting games which can be found on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and Friendster. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 3.5 million users per day and 55 million registered players. Find out what 18 million monthly players already know! The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In July, Zynga announced raising $29 million led by Kleiner Perkins.
• This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
• Competitive salary & stock options & quarterly bonuses
• We provide full benefits: dental, vision & healthcare
• Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
CONTACT: FLO@ZYNGA.COM
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