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Organization
Organization Name Zynga
JOB POSTING INFORMATION
Position Type: Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op: 12-16 months)
Job Title: Software Engineering Intern - Advertising Technology
Job Location: Toronto
Job Location Type: Connected
If working on site, can you provide a copy of your COVID-19 safety protocols?: Yes
Number of Positions: 1
Salary: Salary Not Available, 40 hours per week
Start Date: 05/06/2024
End Date: 04/26/2025
Job Function: Engineering
Job Description: About Us
Zynga is a leading developer of the world's most popular social games that are played by millions of people around the world each day. We are headquartered in San Francisco and have additional offices in the U.S., Canada, U.K and India. Since our founding in 2007, our mission has been to connect the world through games and delight consumers with social gaming experiences. To date, more than one billion people have played our games across the Web and mobile, including FarmVille, Zynga Poker, Words With Friends, Hit it Rich! Slots and CSR.

Our Teams
Zynga's software engineers don't just develop some of the world's largest games, they deliver highly scalable infrastructure used by tens of millions of users every day. Our software engineers are blazing trails in all facets of game design, mobile technologies, and massive scalability. Zynga faces a number of challenges - but many are unique to our situation: the large data requirements of online gaming require us to continually push boundaries to discover the best solutions. Zynga software engineers are willing to pick up any of the languages, technologies, or methodologies necessary to smite a challenge - and if a conventional solution doesn't exist, they innovate as necessary. Our software engineers are comfortable moving between front-end, back-end, and architecture roles.

Job Responsibilities
You will be considered for software engineering opportunities in Zynga's Advertising Technology team in the Toronto office. The AdTech team builds and maintains the advertising platform that generates over $200M in ads revenue annually. This platform is used by many Zynga portfolio games such as Words with Friends and Zynga Poker that are played by millions of users daily! You will build real-world systems that are highly scalable and robust using a variety of mobile and server technologies.
Join us as we solve challenges developing and operating products at scale, impacting millions of players daily and support our games to achieve the highest levels of success through expertly crafted software. And you will be doing it with a seasoned team of professionals, pushing the capabilities and quality of our products and technology. No gaming experience is needed for the right candidate.

What you will do
  • Design, implement and maintain the mobile SDKs (iOS, Android and Unity) and core server components of Ad Tech platform.
  • Analyze and improve performance, scalability, reliability and measurability of system components.
  • Drive improvements, automation, and new approaches to address potential systemic pain points and technical debt.
  • Provide production and integration support to Zynga's game teams
Who you are:
  • You are smart, self-motivated, and eager to learn!
  • You love solving difficult problems, and are not afraid of taking on things that you know nothing about!
  • You love coding, and are passionate about making things more robust!
  • You love taking ownership and new responsibilities!
  • You love playing video games, board games, table tennis, or pool :)
What we are looking for:
  • Working towards a Bachelor/Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline (or equivalent)
  • Solid foundation in Computer Science - data structures, algorithms and object-oriented design
  • Experience in Java, Python, C/C++, JavaScript
  • Experience in mobile development (Swift/Objective-C, Android Java, and/or Unity C#) is a huge plus
  • Experience in SQL, relational databases & NoSQL databases is a plus
  • Experience using AWS and Docker-based containerization technologies is a plus
  • Experience using Git and Jenkins is a plus
  • Great communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
Preferred Disciplines:
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Engineering
What We Offer You:
  • Competitive salary
  • Remote set up + ramp up
  • Tons of snacks and beverages
  • Company wide Hackathons
  • Awesome team events
  • Happy Hours
  • Much more…
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Zynga is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud of our diverse community; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds. Join us!
Zynga will consider for employment all qualified applicants 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.

Zynga does not engage in financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process. We do not conduct job interviews over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp or others. We will never ask you for your personal or financial information over unofficial chat channels. Our in-house recruitment team only contacts individuals via official company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com or naturalmotion.com email domain).

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Job Requirements:
  • Design, implement and maintain the mobile SDKs (iOS, Android and Unity) and core server components of Ad Tech platform.
  • Analyze and improve performance, scalability, reliability and measurability of system components.
  • Drive improvements, automation, and new approaches to address potential systemic pain points and technical debt.
  • Provide production and integration support to Zynga's game teams
Preferred Disciplines:
Chemical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Engineering Science (Electrical and Computer)
Engineering Science (Machine Intelligence)
Engineering Science (Math, Stats & Finance)
Mechanical Engineering
Targeted Co-op Programs:
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Application Deadline: January 7, 2024 11:59 PM
Application Receipt Procedure: Employer Website
If by Website, go to: https://boards.greenhouse.io/zyngaearlycareers/jobs/5027058004
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization: Zynga
Division: Main Office
Website: Zynga.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Length of Workterm: FIXED PEY Co-op: 12 months
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