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# Software Engineer - Game of Thrones Slots

- **Company:** Zynga, Inc.
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $85,700.0 - $126,860.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** PHP (Programming Language), C Sharp (Programming Language), Data Structures, Design of User Interfaces, Software Engineering, Backend, Git, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usb03e38f8db802e1292aabee12d27130a/eaa

## About the Role

B.Sc. in Computer Science, or equivalent
1-2 years of industry experience as a Software Developer. Candidates from other fields should have 3+ years of relevant software engineering experience
Experience with git
Strong working knowledge of Unity and C#
Experience building features on a server backend (PHP preferred)
Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies
Excellent communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative environment

## Description

Zynga's Game of Thrones Slots team is looking for a Full Stack Engineer in the Austin, Chicago, San Mateo, or Toronto areas to join our team as Software Engineer.
We have a well-rounded, passionate and tight-knit, distributed team with a healthy mix of engineering skill levels and are looking to strengthen our team in addressing the diverse and complex technical challenges at the core of our products. We need a self-driven and motivated engineer who is a strong communicator, works well as a team player, and performs well under tight deadlines.
The candidate would have an opportunity to work on core slot machine gameplay and features (including UI / UX), engine-level systems, and have a focus on solving challenging problems towards the development of slot machines. The ideal candidate will have strong working knowledge of Unity and C#, plus experience building features on the server backend (PHP preferred).
Our mission is to "Connect the World through Games" by building a truly social experience that makes the world a better place. To be successful in this role you will have a passion for games, a high level of integrity, great technical depth and skills, and a strong desire to grow in skill and experience building and deploying successful software features for live Games that delight our players.
What You'll Do:
Architect and develop features and slot game functionality in Unity with C#, and on the server backend (PHP preferred)
Dive into the internals of slot engine systems to extend them as-needed
Develop tools for engineering and content creators
Define and scope out tasks & systems
Triage and address bugs quickly


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