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Zynga

Sr DevOps Engineer - Wizard of Oz Slots

Austin, TX · On-site

$128K - $165K/yr

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment, known for its engaging games. They are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and support back-end services, develop new technologies, and ...

Zynga

Sr DevOps Engineer - Wizard of Oz Slots

Chicago, IL · On-site

$134K - $172K/yr

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment, known for its diverse game portfolio that connects players worldwide. They are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and support back-end ...

teamLFG

Staff Services Engineer

$190K - $285K/yr

As a Staff Services Engineer for teamLFG, you will design and build the core services that take our ... Build and maintain production-quality backend game services * Collaborate daily with a cross ...

Netflix

Software Engineer 5 - Games Systems

$388K - $619K/yr

Architect and evolve core services that form the table stakes of the Netflix Game Developer ... Proficiency in one or more modern backend languages (e.g., Java, C++). * Hands-on experience with ...

Netflix

Software Engineer 5 - Games Systems

$388K - $619K/yr

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Software Engineer 5 - Android & Backend

$388K - $558K/yr

... developer-friendly. * You have genuine curiosity about the game development problem space. The ... Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation ...

Netflix

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Mobomo, LLC

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Washington, DC · On-site

$60.75 - $77.50/hr

We are seeking a full-time, backend-focused Senior .NET Developer to support application modernization initiatives and ongoing maintenance of legacy systems. This role requires a hands-on engineer ...

Magpie Literacy

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Sr DevOps Engineer - Wizard of Oz Slots

Sr DevOps Engineer - Wizard of Oz Slots

Zynga

Austin, TX • On-site

$128K - $165K/yr

Full-time

Posted 13 days ago

Job description

Job Summary:
Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment, known for its engaging games. They are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design and support back-end services, develop new technologies, and optimize infrastructure for their Wizard of Oz Slots game.
Responsibilities:
• Design, architect, and support back-end services running in AWS
• Develop, integrate, and advocate for new technologies and tools
• Load-test, benchmark and optimize infrastructure
• Define, architect, and develop features and gameplay functionality in PHP
• Maintain and develop CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tooling
• Provide escalation support and infrastructure monitoring
• Follow engineering standard methodologies to ensure code quality, performance and reliability
• Work to identify and help to improve team and process inefficiencies
• Help to mentor other engineers
Qualifications:
Required:
• Degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Computer Engineering) or equivalent experience
• 5+ Years of backend software development experience
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS
• Experience maintaining and developing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tooling
• Experience with PHP or a similar programming language
• Experience building and operating high-traffic, low-latency backend systems at scale
• Strong familiarity and experience with database systems (SQL, NoSQL)
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies
• Strong communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative environment
Preferred:
• Prior game development experience (on shipped titles or live games experience)
• Experience with Chef, Terraform and/or Jenkins
• Experience in Vue.js or similar frontend frameworks
• Experience migrating monolithic architectures to distributed microservices
Company:
Zynga is a mobile game developer that creates and operates social games as live services played on the Internet. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in San Mateo, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

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