As a Principal Software Engineer, you will lead the architecture and development of highly advanced software systems. You will provide strategic technical direction, mentor senior engineers, and ensure that software solutions meet business and technical requirements.

What You’ll Do:

• Define architectural standards and frameworks for software development.
• Own the development of critical systems that require high reliability.
• Be involved in developing technical roadmaps and attend planning sessions.
• Evaluate and embrace new technologies to solve business needs.
• Support the engineering team in developing skills and promoting teamwork.
• Monitor project timelines and work progress to ensure quality.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software developers.
• Ensure the technical feasibility and prioritization of new game features.

Do you have experience in Unity?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Strong experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, scalable systems.

• Proficiency in C# with essential knowledge of Unity.
• Proficiency in client-backend integrations.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex technical challenges.
• Dedication to maintaining code quality through code reviews and alignment with industry standards CI/CD Processes.
• Having a very strong understanding of Git and code repository management.
• Ability to analyze product code and propose improvement solutions for better performance.
• Familiarity with game development and understanding of the gaming industry.
• A hands-on management style, with involvement in end-to-end process tracking.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Skill in coordinating with other teams leads to synchronising the development processes.
• Understand general business concepts to interpret critical metrics for the business/product (such as DAU, ARPDAU, etc.).
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field.

In return for bringing your expertise to this top-priority role, we offer some of the best benefits in the gaming industry.

• Highly competitive salary
• Private medical care
• Company bonus scheme
• Relocation assistance for those moving to the UK
• Awesome onsite chef serving breakfast, lunch, and lots of treats (naughty and nice)
• Life insurance and a favorable pension scheme
• Healthcare cash plan including dental and optical coverage
• Amazing tech to work with and consoles to play and relax with everywhere you look

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Gram Games is the studio behind popular titles like 1010!, Six!, Merge Dragons!, and Merge Magic!, with more exciting projects in the pipeline. We are proudly part of the Zynga & Take-Two Interactive family. We do things differently here: we work in small self-managing teams, giving you an incredible amount of ownership, autonomy, and impact.

At Gram, everyone is expected to have a razor-sharp focus on creating a tangible impact on their team, their work environment, and on the overall company strategy. If you are motivated by autonomy, constant improvement, collaboration, and a sense of belonging, this is the place for you., Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Zynga’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, take2games.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).