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Backend Software Engineer, Java

What is waiting for you?

Keeping our tens of millions of happy players in mind;

• Monitoring and maintaining services for keeping games stable
• Developing creative/exciting features with other hardworking developers, artists, and product managers!
• Researching, designing and implementing solutions which will improve services
• The chance to improve yourself inside Zynga engineering culture

What You Need?

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field
• Min 5 years of development experience
• Good Analytical, Problem-solving and Debugging skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Proficiency in Core Java
• Comfortable learn/discuss/work with new technologies
• Familiarity with Java memory management and garbage collection
• Experience in multi-threaded programming
• Comfortable working with Linux command line tools, Git
• Experience with MYSQL, RabbitMQ, Redis
• Strong English written and verbal skills
• Experience in network/socket programming is a plus
• Experience in designing and developing complex distributed event-driven, large volume, highly scalable and available services is a plus

Who we are?

We are a game studio;

• In Zynga family located in Istanbul
• Responsible for biggest board and card games in Turkey and USA
• Believe in team spirit/collaboration
• Having passionate, ambitious and eager to learn/experience geek mates

What we do?

We connect the world through games!

Zynga pioneered the social gaming industry by bringing free, social, and accessible games to people around the world. We are committed to the idea that games, and those who play them can make the world a better place.

Since 2009, Zynga has enabled millions of people to interact with their friends and express their unique personalities through games.