Senior Backend Engineer
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youu2019re spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation-and where you can take your career to the next level. Join us and be part of the play! Position Overview Weu2019re looking for software engineers that will work on services for games that are played & loved by several million users every day, all over the world. Those services must scale-out to serve high users traffic every day and must be developed with the highest quality this competitive industry requires. We expect from our developers to keep our tech state-of-the-art and, at the same time, come up with great new ideas. What Youu2019ll do Our backend applications are developed using several programming languages & technologies (Golang, PHP, AWS EC2, Kubernetes, etc), so you should be eager to work with our legacy code, extend, maintain & continuously refactor the backend of our games * Having knowledge of frontend frameworks like React or Angular is considered a plus, as some of our
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internal tools rely on them. * Your job is not only about writing code. You will also have to work with other roles like mobile developers, data analysts and systems engineers to integrate your components, as well as write technical designs, documentation, knowledge share and train other team members. * As a backend engineer, you will also be part of our games team and work closely with game design, player experience, mobile, and other departments. You will be integrated with business decisions as part of our technology strategy. What You Bring * +3 years of experience as a Backends Engineer * Proactive team player that is ready to work with diverse roles and people * Strong background in programming languages like PHP and Golang * Knowledge of frontend frameworks such as React or Angular is a plus * Excellent strategic decision-making skills and a strong sense of responsibility/ownership * Prefer maintainable code over overengineering * Able to design, implement and maintain code in complex systems on your own * Able to manage infrastructure and understand what happens behind your code * Able to explain complex problems to both technical and non-technical people * Able to understand and tune application scalability, performance, and reliability Whatu2019s in it for you as a Socialpointer? * Hybrid working model from home and office. What does this mean? You need to live within commuting distance of our Barcelona office to attend important meetings and events. * Relocation support to help you move to Barcelona, if youu2019re not already here. * An impressive 25 days of annual leave, not including public holidays. * An additional 5 days of annual leave during Christmas. * Full Catering for Breakfast and lunch at the office * Private medical insurance for you and your family to keep your health bar full. * Choose from the latest iOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet). * Free language lessons in English and Spanish. * Spotify Premium to add a special soundtrack to your adventure. * Legendary social events and parties to let off some steam. * Personal development is key for us: enjoy a significant budget to enhance your skills and knowledge, providing real growth opportunities! 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 22 22 22 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
