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Engineering Manager - Machine Learning

Position Overview

Interested in creating great products that impact millions of people? Building high-performance systems that rely on big data and machine learning? Want to solve complex large-scale technical problems using the latest technologies? Zynga is seeking a Technical Lead to join the Machine Learning Engineering team in our Analytics organization based out of our Toronto office!

Zynga is one of the world’s largest mobile video game developers with over 65 million monthly active users. The ML Engineering team continues Zynga’s tradition of using analytics technologies to enhance our games. ML Engineers develop and maintain the ML platforms for our Data Scientists to productionize their ML workflows and deal with large volumes of data. ML Engineers also develop ML applications for our games. While ML Engineers apply their work to ML-specific applications, we use standard techniques and technologies for big data infrastructure and large-scale production services.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a talented team of 4-6 engineers in building and maintaining large scale ML services

• Develop and maintain ML platforms for Data Scientists to use

• Keep up to date with advances in ML technologies and techniques

• Help drive the vision and direction of ML strategy within Zynga

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.S. in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience

• 1+ Years of experience managing machine learning team

• Knowledge and production experience of ML and programming language such as Go or Python

• 5+ Years of experience working in software engineering roles

• Solid foundation in basic computer science fundamentals and Programming skills.

• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, documentation, and operations

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of production experience in software development with 2+ years in building ML applications

• Experience as an Engineering manager for 1+ years

• Programming Languages: Python, Go

• Data Technologies: SQL, Spark, NoSQL Databases

• Cloud Infrastructure: AWS

• Deep Learning libraries like Tensorflow/PyTorch

• ML Libraries like XGBoost, SciKit etc.

• Building/maintaining large scale production services

• Experience developing production ML models

• Background in ML/Stats theory

• Experience or background in Reinforcement Learning is a plus

• Exhibits strong software development qualities including the ability to drive creative and innovative solutions to complex problems, good technical judgment.

• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with others in a team environment

WHAT WE OFFER YOU:

• Work in a studio that has complete P&L ownership of games

• Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus scheme and Zynga RSUs

• Full medical, accident as well as life insurance benefits

• Catered breakfast, lunch and evening snacks

• Child care facilities for women employees and discounted facilities for male employees

• Well stocked pantry

• Generous Paid Maternity/Paternity leave

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Active Employee Resource Groups – Women at Zynga

• Frequent employee events

• Additional leave options for most employees

• Flexible working hours on many teams

• Casual dress every single day

• Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players!

If posting remote US, please include the following :

**Remote work from an alternate location could be considered**

HIRING UPDATE: The safety of our candidates and team members is our top priority. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our workforce transitioned to working from home, with all interviewing and onboarding being conducted virtually until further notice.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome job-seekers, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds to join us!

We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at AccommodationRequest@zynga.com to request an accommodation associated with your application for an open position.