Accounting/Finance

  • Revenue Account Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    Revenue Account Manager
     
    Are you someone who dreams in numbers and would love to join a fast paced, high energy accounting team? Zynga, one of the hottest companies in social gaming is looking for a results oriented Revenue Manager to manage our growing team! We are looking for someone who isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves.
     
    Responsibilities:

    • Manage a team of accountants dedicated to revenue
    • Ensure revenue is recognized in accordance to company policy and GAAP
    • Lead analysis of technical guidance for new revenue streams
    • Lead monthly revenue closing
    • Review or prepare management reports on revenue
    • Review and interpret contracts to identify and summarize provisions which have an impact on revenue recognition
    • Assess, document, test and enhances all processes that relate to revenue
    • Develop and maintain internal controls
    • Ensure compliance with all applicable finance policies, rules, regulation and laws.
    • Participate in technology changes and upgrades
    • Assist in the audit process, ensuring company Rev Rec. policies are in congruence with GAAP and SOX.
    • Write technical memorandum
    Required Skills:  

    • Bachelor’s in Accounting required; Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
    • 4-5 years experience required, a blend of experience working in start-up companies as well as larger companies a plus
    • Previous supervisory experience required
    • Experience in revenue recognition with respect to software required.
    • Ability to delegate effectively both upwards and downwards
    • Exceptional organization and time management skills
    • Well developed professional judgment and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
    • Strong research and technical skills, experience working with systems and data
    • Experience with enterprise accounting systems, such as Oracle. 
    • Ability to work productively in a dynamic environment and be a solutions-oriented team player
    • Excellent relationship-building skills; effective interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate and influence for positive outcomes
    • Ability to work productively in a dynamic environment and be a solutions-oriented team player
    • Inspires direct reports through his/her professionalism and work integrity
    • Actively coaches direct reports and others, to develop beyond current roles
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results.The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our San Francisco Office  
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Revenue Accountant [San Francisco, California]

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    Revenue Accountant
     
    Are you someone who dreams in numbers and would love to join a fast paced, high energy accounting team? Zynga, one of the hottest companies in the web 2.0 space is looking for a results-oriented Revenue Accountant to manage our growing team! We are looking for a revenue accountant who isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! Come join us… we’re having a ball!

    Responsibilities:

    • Ensure revenue is recognized in accordance to company policy and GAAP
    • Lead monthly revenue closing
    • Review and interpret contracts to identify and summarize provisions which have an impact on revenue recognition
    • Develop and maintain internal controls
    • Ensure compliance with all applicable finance policies, rules, regulations, and laws
    • Participate in technology changes and upgrades
    • Assist in the audit process, ensuring company Rev Rec. policies are in congruence with GAAP and SOX
    • Write technical memoranda
    Required Skills:

    • Bachelor’s in Accounting required;  Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is a plus and experience in a BIG 4 is a must
    • 4+ years experience in revenue recognition with respect to software required
    • Experience with enterprise accounting systems, such as Oracle
    • Strong research and technical skills, experience  working with systems and data
    • Ability to initiate communication, effectively follow through and provide status updates
    • Exceptional organization and time management skills
    • Proven track record of work efficiency
    • Ability to work productively in a dynamic environment and be a solutions-oriented team player
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results.  The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




Art

  • Art Director [San Francisco, California]

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    Art Director
     
    Zynga is searching for a world-class Art Director to lead the creative direction, art development process, and a talented team of 3D and 2D artists for a successful game franchise!  The Art Director oversees all 2D art/illustration projects and staff, and is responsible for the overall quality of work produced by the artists. The Art Director oversees all art projects from concept to completion, and leads the art team in the production of high quality creative materials for the game and for Zynga. This person will act as a leader in contributing to the game’s visual strategy and vision, and work closely with the Director of Creative/Design to establish and maintain the visual integrity, brand standards, and consistency for the game and franchise.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Define visual and art standards/systems and ensure all creative material is consistent
    • Accurately distinguish which art issues are critical
    • Evaluate multiple concepts and solutions for various projects and determine which ideas are worth pursuing
    • Identify inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement within the creative process
    • Manage projections and assignments of all art projects
    • Ensure accuracy of art scope, schedule, and budget
    • Develop and sign off on creative estimates and ensure high quality execution of all deliverables
    • Establish, communicate, and manage department objectives to meet project schedules
    • Lead inter-department communications as they relate to art
    • Take an active role in developing, maintaining, and refining a vision for art direction
    • Direct the evolution and maintenance of art pipeline workflow
    • Guide and mentor team: hire, induct, and manage team members, freelancers and external studios as needed
    • Research, explore, and communicate best practices in art and discern which competitive ideas are most effective; lead the development of goals, standards, processes and feedback mechanisms
    • Lead formal and informal critique, and provide effective feedback
    • Develop/manage expense budgets, adjusting cost estimates on an ongoing basis
    • Develop and provide continuous quality improvement on processes for planning, execution, approval and reporting
    Required Skills:
     
    • Solid experience in the entertainment and/or game markets
    • Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Graphic Arts, or related field is required
    • 7 – 10 years of professional experience and advanced leadership including communication and project management skills is required, with a minimum of 6 years as a senior level professional
    • Successful track record in developing and managing multidisciplinary art teams of more than 5 people
    • Expertise in arts/design, and a demonstrated ability to direct, mentor and enhance the efforts of a creative team
    • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
    • Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines with a strong attention to detail
    • Strong collaboration and influencing skills
    • Excellent grammatical skills and the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing
    • Demonstrated ability to direct and multi-task effectively under pressure, while balancing speed and quality of the work
    • Expert understanding of art direction and storytelling
    • Applied conceptual strategy, brainstorm facilitation, day-to-day shepherding of a project to completion and team collaboration with product managers and leads is required
    • Proven ability to think conceptually and broadly about projects and the brand as a whole, and to develop and evolve creative systems
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Artist - 2D/3D [San Francisco, California]

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    2D/3D Artist

    Zynga is looking for a 2D/3D Artist to join their growing team! 
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    The 2D/3D Artist will be working with the Art Director and Producer, creating art assets that drive the visual identity and user interface of the game. This 2D/3D Artist will also create final in-game artwork and placeholder artwork as needed by engineering.  This position will also work with web and marketing teams to create game-related artwork. The 2D/3D Artist will spend most of their time designing and modeling 3D objects but is flexible enough to handle 2D art, flash animation, icons, advertising, web ready art, et cetera.

    Required Skills:
     
    • Quick sketching and storyboarding experience
    • Ability to communicate visually, and to identify and define visual design issues and solutions
    • Excellent design skills, including the effective use of color, form, lighting and composition
    • 5+ years experience in games development (shipped titles a plus!)
    • A passion for games, virtual worlds, and social networking
    • Clear understanding of 3D lighting, and its effect on texture, bump, displacement mapping results.
    • Expert knowledge of UV-mapping techniques
    • 3D animation samples desirable but not required
    • Excellent Photoshop skills (CS3-4) compositing, texture painting, tiling, retouch, filtering, scripting
    • Experience in Flash including creating optimized movies, buttons, and animation
    • 3-4 years of experience with Maya 8.5+
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga. 
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Artist - Flash [San Francisco, California]

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    Flash Artist
     
    Zynga is looking for all-star Flash Artist to become part of their talented team of game makers! Our Flash Artists work within teams of artists, programmers and product managers to build viral, fun, social games that are played by millions of users everyday!
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Build smart, well-designed assets, interfaces and animations for our game that look great and are built efficiently
    • Build rapid prototypes for user testing
    • Re-create optimized assets in vector from Photoshop files
    • Passion for gaming and building viral consumer products for a general audience
    • Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, team-based environment
    Required Skills:
     
    • B.S. in Design, Multimedia or equivalent experience
    • 3+ years of design / animation experience
    • Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript 2 and 3, object-oriented programming, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatability
    • Strong communication, time management and ability to assist other team members in problem solving
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in Business Week's Fifty Best Tech Startups. We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Artist - User Interface [San Francisco, California]

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    Artist - User Interface

     Zynga is looking for a User Interface Artist to join their growing team!  The UI Artist will work closely with Producers, Product Managers, and Engineers to design and implement UI features.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Work closely with producers and PM’s to create simple creative solutions to complicated design needs
    • Mock up and prototype features according to UI spec
    • Provide variety of solutions to design needs
    • Work closely with engineers to implement UI features
    Requirements:
     
    • At least 3 - 4 years of UI experience     
    • Excellent graphic design skills
    • Expert user in Photoshop and Flash (Illustrator not required, but is a plus)
    • Understanding of  web and interactive design fundamentals
    • Ability to create art assets (especially icons) matching existing art styles
    • Ability to provide creative yet simple solution to complicated design
    • Portfolio must illustrate strong UI skills, and graphic design skills
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




Business Operations

  • Strategy Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    Strategy Manager
     
    Zynga is looking for a Strategy Manager to join our growing team! This position interfaces closely with our Strategy, Corporate Development and Business Development groups in driving new business initiatives.  The Strategy team is small so this individual is expected to take on a high level of responsibilities.  Critical success factors include driving analytical constructs and thinking to new, emerging markets for Zynga. 
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Develop strategy to extend Zynga properties across social networks and other customer acquisition channels
    • Own analytical frameworks that analyze and recommend current and emerging business opportunities
    • Develop and present specific business strategies based on performance, competitive pressures, threats, etc.
    • Identify new business and gaming opportunities and assist in prioritizing, structuring, negotiating and closing business and corporate development deals
    • Proactively reach out to relevant industry players in white space opportunities for Zynga
    • Drive executive thinking and decision making in new growth markets
    • Work with all relevant groups at Zynga (Corporate Development, Business Development, Strategic Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, Stats, Finance, Studios) to generate consensus and execute key initiatives
    • Develop intelligence on the social gaming industry by playing current games, gathering and analyzing relevant industry news and reports, and building and maintaining a network of industry insiders
    • Create clear and concise dashboards and reports
    • Recommend and implement strategies for growth
    • Review laws and regulations that might affect the business and stay on top of evolving trends and regulations that may affect the business in the future  
    Required Skills:
     
    • Strong background in strategy, with at least 5 years of experience of management consulting, corporate development or venture capital
    • At least 3 years experience working in or with the computer game, media or internet services industry
    • Proven track record of success and achievement
    • Effective communication skills in presenting recommendations to senior management
    • Proven record of formulating and implementing growth strategies in new markets
    • Transactional experience with private growth companies is a plus
    • Deal sourcing and competitive information gathering experience
    • Understanding of social networking and social gaming, domestic and international
    • Attention to detail and ability to boil down large problems and communicate effectively to senior management
    • Analytical and linear thinking
    • Understanding of virtual economies, viral channels, and online monetization
    • Graduate degree a plus, prior academic excellence a must.  Please include GPA and test scores
    • Must love playing Zynga games and view strategy recommendations in the context of user experience in our games
    • Previous start-up experience a plus, hustle is a must
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results.The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




Customer Support

  • Automation Engineer II [San Francisco, California]

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    QA Automation Engineer II
     
    Zynga is looking for a QA Automation Engineer II to join their growing team!   We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! Come join us …we’re having a ball!

    Responsibilities:

    • Design, develop and maintain test automation frameworks
    • Work with QA Leads to identify test cases that that can be automated
    • Coordinate with Developers/Leads to make the applications automation friendly
    • Create, edit and manage the automation artifacts for all applications to adhere to established QA standards
    • Record all issues found in the Bug Database
    • Mentor junior employees
    • Assist various teams in recruiting automation engineers
    Required Skills:

    • 4+ years of QA Automation Experience (1+ preferably in the Video Game industry)
    • Hands-on experience in creating GUI-automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium/TestNG/Junit for web applications/games based on PHP, Flash technologies
    • Good exposure to Performance Testing tools like Gomez, Jmeter, LoadRunner.
    • Great analytic thinking skills, as well as excellent writing and verbal communication abilities
    • Ability to prioritize tasks, while remaining calm under pressure
    • Solid understanding of Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking sites 
    • Detail oriented
    • Driven, with a flexible schedule
    • Ability to review volumes of user feedback to identify key issues
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership




  • Community Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    Community Manager
     
    Zynga’s Community Manager is the voice of the company or product externally and the voice of the customers internally. The value lies in the community manager serving as a hub, and his/her ability to personally connect with the customers to humanize the company, increase user retention, build product loyalty, and provide feedback to many internal departments (development, PR, marketing, customer service, tech support, etc.)
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 

    Responsibilities:
     
    • Creatively and proactively assist customers through multiple contact methods
    • Serve as a point of contact for inbound requests
    • Identify and analyze issues, patterns and trends in customer requests & product performance
    • Transfer the information to the appropriate departments so that they can respond accordingly
    • bugs to quality assurance
    • new ideas to product development
    • messaging effectiveness to marketing
    • frequently asked questions noted
    • identifying user generated content
    • Author blog posts, articles, podcasts, videos and other community content
    • Establish and report metrics on a monthly basis, including recommendations
    • Identify and engage advocates
    • Proactively escalate issues, observations, opportunities, and insights to the executive team
    • Communicate issues, opportunities, and insights to the company at large.
    • Stay up to date on new social media tools, best practices and how other organizations and companies are using them, so that the company can continue to be an early adopter of these technologies
    • Participate in professional networking by following the prominent bloggers and online writers & attending events
    Required Skills:
     
    • 2+ years of experience in online community development
    • BA preferred
    • Experience moderating forum discussions
    • Experience managing community leaders
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to work in a team environment with maturity and leadership
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity  & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Customer Service Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    Customer Service Manager
     
    Zynga is looking for a great Customer Service Manager to join our  Customer Support Team! Your job is to be the glue that connects Customer Service with the game studios.  You will build and maintain an integrated relationship with the game studio while ensuring an excellent customer service experience for our customers. You should be comfortable working in a very fast paced environment, where change happens at a rapid pace. You will work with game studio teams, tier 3 support staff, and outsourced vendors to ensure customers and agents have the most current and accurate information.
     
    We are committed to developing a world-class support organization.  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 

    Responsibilities:
    • Own relationship between customer service and game studios
    • Develop strong proactive communication between studios and customer service
    • Act as the Voice of the Customer for the studio, summarize customer issues, and provide regular reports to studios
    • Drive resolution of known issues and feature requests for games and game tools
    • Ensure all internal and external knowledgebase content is current and accurate
    • Review customer contacts daily to ensure agents have current and effective content to respond to customer inquiries
    • Oversee outsource contact center groups to share game knowledge, exceed service levels, and ensure excellent customer satisfaction
    • Drive initiatives to increase customer self service and first contact resolution
    Required Skills:
    • Passion for helping people find solutions
    • Interest in online gaming
    • Excellent communication skills including solid verbal, written and listening skills
    • Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, team-based environment
    • Proven customer service mentality and experience in dealing with customers on product/technical issues
    • 3+ years experience in program/project management
    • Demonstrated high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office
    • Experience working cross-functionally across many groups in the company
    • High personal productivity with demonstrated follow-up ability
    • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Education or related field
    • Experience with RightNow CRM a plus
    • Experience with customer and/or partner interactions in a support or training role, and demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, stock options & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Director of Community [San Francisco, California]

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    Director of Community
     
    Zynga is looking for an experienced Director of Community to focus on the community and member collaboration aspects of user experience.  Collaborative aspects of the member experience are an important element driving member engagement, support success, satisfaction, and user retention.
     
    The ideal candidate will have several years experience product managing a consumer focused website at a senior level. They will be able to point to projects where they have shown success in innovating around the product experience. Candidates should have proven team management experience in social gaming community sites or websites with a social aspect to them.  Being able to demonstrate a personal passion for social networks or games will be a distinct advantage – and will bring perspective and insight into this role.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:

    • Recommend continual product experience improvements and enhancements based on ongoing customer research & feedback, site usage & performance, and competitive analysis
    • Develop support strategy to provide community-only based support for non-funded channels
    • Focus on initiatives and improvements to the site experience that will drive collaboration between members
    • Develop detailed product requirements and launch plans
    • Directly manage the Community staff, including external site monitors
    • Partner with cross-functional teams including UI Design, Engineering, QA, Marketing, PR, Business Development, Finance, and Customer Support through the product development process
    • Interact directly with members and category influencers through blogs, message board posts, user forums, conferences, etc.
    • Define success metrics and reporting needs to monitor post-launch performance
    • Work closely with PMs to understand and optimize user experience and flows
    Required Skills:

    • 5-7 years of relevant community management experience with a proven track record, preferably with a social, gaming or consumer-facing web services brand
    • Previous experience with community or member collaboration features is ideal
    • Strong technical understanding of internet technologies and the operations of a commercial website
    • Web development/design experience a plus
    • Excellent quantitative and analytical skills
    • Excellent communication and organizational skills
    • Ability to work well in cross-functional teams
    • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with little direction
    • B.S. or B.A. degree required; MBA preferred
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results.  The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day! 




Engineering

  • Build Release Engineer [San Francisco, California]

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    Build Release Engineer
     
    Zynga is seeking a talented senior Release Engineer who is an automation rock star to join our newly formed Release Engineering team within Zynga NetOps.  The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a fondness for creating bleeding edge solutions with new technologies, in depth knowledge of release automation and Linux systems administration.
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Design, develop, document and maintain the framework to automate the continuous build, unit test, release, and deploy activities
    • Partner with development to enhance and improve overall build and deploy processes
    • Continually review and assess system and application reliability, performance, and security and recommend improvements
    • Support the availability SLA with high quality processes and software and performing 24x7 on-call services on rotation
    • Work with NetOps to help implement monitoring systems such as Nagios and Cacti, and develop plugins to improve system reliability and admin response time within deploy packages
    • Adhere to and promote PCI standards and processes, and agile development methodology
    • Develop dashboard for internal users to display status of builds, automated tests, and system monitors
    • Document tools and processes on corporate wiki, develop training guides
    • Work closely with development teams, project management, security, and netops to ensure fast highly reliable quality releases
    Required Skills:
     
    • Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems or related field (or equivalent experience) required
    • 5-7 years experience in a release or build engineering related field.
    • Hands-on experiences in creating automated build and deploy systems for web applications/games based on PHP
    • Excellent written and verbal communication
    • Expert scripting ability in at least one scripting language (Python, PERL, bash, etc.)
    • Expert knowledge of continuous build systems (Maven, Hudson)
    • Expert knowledge of version control system management and branching methodologies (SVN, Perforce)
    • General Linux Systems administration-level knowledge
    Nice to Have:
     
    • Experience with package installation, patch management updates, network & server management issues
    • Experience with Flash technologies a major plus
    • Experience in fast-pace chaotic consumer web environments
    • Experience integrating Bug tracking  software with Version Control software in build environments
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity  & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Chief Technology Officer [San Francisco, California]

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    Chief Technology Officer
     
    The Chief Technology Officer’s role is to assure the successful execution of the company’s business mission through development and deployment of Zynga’s web presence.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us...we're having a ball!
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    The CTO will be instrumental in helping to scale a very dynamic and growing organization.  This person should have deep technology knowledge and be able to evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms for the delivery of Zynga’s products.  
     
    The CTO should be able to make technological assessments and evaluations on key points of redundancy across systems and human capital planning.
     
    Required Skills:
     
    • 7+ years experience leading and managing a team of engineers
    • Experience in the consumer web or games space
    • Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to use cutting edge technology in our market place
    • Supervise recruitment, training, retention, and organization of all development staff in accordance with the company hiring process, personnel policies, and budget requirements
    • Build and manage a top caliber development team and oversee the development & project management with some of our top game titles in the studio
    • Collaborate with the executive team to assess and recommend technologies and support company organizational needs.
    • Deep technology understanding of LAMP, Flash, Unix, MySQL, Java & Smartfox
    • We are looking for an enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player
    • Previous start-up experience is a strong plus
    • BA/BS degree – CS/EE/Engineering degree preferred
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Engineering Manager - Customer Service Tools [San Francisco, California]

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    Engineering Manager - Customer Service Tools
     
    Zynga is looking for a decisive experienced Customer Service Tools Engineering Manager to join their growing team! You'll be responsible for the development, architecture, establishing and maintaining engineering practices and standards in the development of our customer support tools.  The work of the CS Tools Engineering Manager will have a direct impact on the customer experienced and our mission of connecting the world through games.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality games and internal tools to delight our customers!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:

    You will be leading a team committed to creating and customizing high quality code in PHP/LAMP, JavaScript and HTML/CSS.  As the CSE Manager, you will provide architectural, process and technical guidance to the developers to ensure sound design, process and quality best practices are followed.  In this role, you will deliver compelling and easy to use software products using internal designers and developers, contractors and resources from our CRM platform vendor.  You should be a self starter and will ideally have experience working with integrating and customizing 3rd party software tools as well as developing new tools from scratch and integrating disparate platforms together using APIs, service calls, etc.

    You must have experience with database-driven web technologies to work on high-volume, high-availability, large-scale LAMP system.  You should have a history of working closely with product managers to ensure development work meets requirements and offer suggestions and solutions to push the technology solution to exceed expectations in innovative ways.  You should also have a passion for understanding technology trends and emerging standards to ensure software engineering practices and products that use reproducible, cost-effective technology solutions.  This role will include establishing and reinforcing engineering standards, ensuring the development, test, staging and production environments are set up, configured and performing optimally, and writing, reviewing, designing and testing code from third-parties and in-house engineers.
     
    The right candidate for our CSE Manager will be instrumental in designing features and addressing critical customer support issues with both internal user and consumer facing tools.  You must be able to write coherent, organized code using best engineering practices and be comfortable working on a complicated code-base with high levels of abstraction.  You must also be able to build and communicate your design and development strategy to other developers, teams and stakeholders.
     
    Required Skills: 

     The best candidates will have solid experience developing web applications utilizing Web 2.0 technologies.

    • Strong PHP development experience
    • Passion for software development and OO Design
    • Strong history managing developers, software engineering plans, and coaching and mentoring while maintaining a hands-on role with code development
    • UI development/design and CSS experience
    • Facebook development experience and familiarity with Facebook applications
    • Experience with Linux, Apache, MySQL, HTTP, SOA-web services
    • Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
    • Experience developing internal and customer facing tools that focus on functionality, usability and flexibility with an underlying compelling technical vision for the tools
    • Experience and passion for identifying ways to do things better and a sense of ownership that leads you to analyze the current situation and create and implement new best practices
    • Experience working with and customizing Right Now Customer Portal and CRM tool a definite plus
    Founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games, since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco, CA
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership 
     
     




  • QA Engineer - Java [San Francisco, California]

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    QA Engineer - Java
     
    Zynga is looking for a senior level QA Engineer to aid in developing our automated test strategy in the Payments division.  If you have a solid understanding of test case development and Java/Junit; then we want to see your application.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us...we're having a ball!

    Responsibilities:


    • Plan, design, and implement regression tests in such a way that they are re-usable and flexible
    • Work closely with both product and software engineers to help ensure the reliability of our applications
    • Test our product with relentless passion
    • Maintain and extend our existing automation scripts
    • Write stand-alone Java apps (using such tools as JUnit or JMock) to test complex back end requirements
    • Create QA test plan for very large projects, including time estimates and resource planning
    • Break down a product into test cases with solid coverage
    • Report defects and follow up on them through resolution
    • Report on release readiness base on test coverage and success rates
    • Be a strong team player as well as strong individual contributor
     Required Skills:
    • Minimum of 5 years of experience in QA white/black box testing and done automations to cover regressions for at least 2 products before
    • Knowledge of Java and SQL programming
    • Prior experience using Selenium
    • Ablity to test components with minimal supervision and under pressure
    • Comfort with Linux environment
    • Ability to be both a strong team player and individual contributor 
    Nice to Have:
    • BS or advanced degree in Computer Science or equivalent
    • Experience working on a high-traffic site
    • Experience working with open-source test framework such as JUnit or equivalent
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!) In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, stock options & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!


     
     
     




  • Software Engineer - Flash [San Francisco, California]

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    Software Engineer - Flash
     
    Zynga is looking for all-star Flash Developers to become part of their talented team of engineers! Our Flash Developers get to build viral, fun social games that are viewed by millions!
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Build great, flash-based multi-player games
    • Passion for building viral consumer products
    • Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment 
    Required Skills:
     
    • B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
    • 3+ years of solid software development experience.
    • Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatability.
    • Extensive design and game development experience.
    • Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
    • Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving.
    • Please include examples of your work when applying! 
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Software Engineer - Flash (India) [Bangalore, India]

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    Software Engineer - Flash (India)
     
    Zynga is looking for all-star Flash Developers to become part of their talented team of engineers! Our Flash Developers get to build viral, fun social games that are viewed by millions!
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
    • Build great, flash-based multi-player games
    • Passion for building viral consumer products
    • Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment 
    Required Skills:
    • B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
    • 3+ years of solid software development experience.
    • Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatability.
    • Extensive design and game development experience.
    • Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
    • Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving.
    • Please include examples of your work when applying! 
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results.  In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     




  • Software Engineer - Flash (Zynga East) [Baltimore, Maryland]

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    Software Engineer - Flash
     
    Zynga is looking for all-star Flash Developers to become part of their talented team of engineers! Our Flash Developers get to build viral, fun social games that are viewed by millions!  This position is located in our East Coast office near Baltimore.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:

    • Build great, flash-based multi-player games
    • Passion for building viral consumer products
    • Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment 
    Required Skills:

    • B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
    • 3+ years of solid software development experience.
    • Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatability.
    • Extensive design and game development experience.
    • Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
    • Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving.
    • Please include examples of your work when applying! 
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our East Coast office near Baltimore
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership!




  • Software Engineer - Flash (Zynga LA) [Los Angeles, California]

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    Software Engineer - Flash (Zynga LA)
     
    Zynga is looking for all-star Flash Developers to become part of their talented team of engineers! Our Flash Developers get to build viral, fun social games that are viewed by millions!  This position is located in our Los Angeles office.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Build great, flash-based multi-player games
    • Passion for building viral consumer products
    • Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment 
    Required Skills:
     
    • B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
    • 3+ years of solid software development experience.
    • Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatability.
    • Extensive design and game development experience.
    • Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle.
    • Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving.
    • Please include examples of your work when applying! 
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our Los Angeles office
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership




  • Software Engineer - Java [San Francisco, California]

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    Software Engineer - Java
     
    Zynga is looking for a mid-level to senior level software engineer to join our Platform team and help reach more customers worldwide by supporting internationalization, international payment processors, and new payment processors and methods.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 

    Responsibilities:
    • Develop, enhance, and maintain payment processing systems to support increasing traffic and expanded payment options
    • Work with the payments team, business teams, and game development teams to understand requirements, and translate those requirements into reliable software solutions using best practices development processes and architectures
    • Develop and use unit tests to evaluate payment systems
    Required Skills:
    • Bachelor’s degree required
    • 4+ years in Java Server development
    • Some knowledge of web services REST, HTTP Protocols
    • 2 years experience with MySQL
    • Ability to query database to find patterns in data
    • Data-driven approach to tuning and optimization
    • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Solid experience documenting code and designs
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Software Engineer - Server [San Francisco, California]

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    Software Engineer - Server
     
    Zynga is looking for Backend Web Developers to join our growing team! You'll be responsible for owning the development and architecture of both our up-and-coming as well as existing current hits. Are you ready to put your ideas into games that will be played instantly by millions?

    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! Come join us ... we're having a ball!
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    The best candidates will have solid experience developing web applications utilizing Web 2.0 technologies. Facebook platform and scaling experience is a huge plus. You will be joining a team that is committed to working on high quality code in a PHP/LAMP environment.
     
    This candidate will be addressing critical issues on some of our biggest game titles, which have several million users across multiple social networks. You must be able to write coherent, organized code and be comfortable working on a complicated code-base with high levels of abstraction.

    Required Skills:
     
    • Minimum: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
    • 3+  years software development experience
    • Multiple and current PHP projects
    • Passion for software development and OO Design
    • Familiarity with all of the following: Linux, Apache, MySQL
    • Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
    • Experience with version control systems such as Subversion or CVS a must
    Nice to Have:
     
    • Strong Facebook and/or MySpace platform experience
    • Comfortable working with huge data sets and massively high concurrent-user load
    • Experience with memchache a plus
    • Experience with sharding and/or sharded databases a plus
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Software Engineer - Server (Los Gatos) [Los Gatos, California]

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    Software Engineer - Server (Los Gatos)
     
    Zynga is looking for a commando group of strong Web Developers to join their growing team! You'll be responsible for owning the development and architecture of our up-and-coming games. Are you ready to put your ideas into our games that will be viewed instantly by millions?
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:

    The best candidates will have solid experience developing web applications utilizing Web 2.0 technologies. You will be joining a team who's committed to working on high quality code in a PHP/LAMP.

    You must have experience with database-driven web technologies to work on high-volume, high-availability, large-scale lamp system.
     
    This candidate will be instrumental for designing features and addressing critical issues on some of our biggest game titles, which have several million users across multiple social networks. You must be able to write coherent, organized code and be comfortable working on a complicated code-base with high levels of abstraction.
     
    Required Skills:
    • Strong PHP development experience
    • Passion for software development and OO Design
    • Facebook development experience
    • Experience with Linux, Apache, MySQL, Memcache
    • Experience developing applications that scale to millions of users
    Founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our corporate office in Los Gatos, CA
    • Competitive salary, stock options & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership 
       




  • Software Engineer - Server (Zynga East) [Baltimore, Maryland]

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    Software Engineer - Server (Zynga East)
     
    Zynga is looking for Backend Web Developers to join our growing team! You'll be responsible for owning the development and architecture of both our up-and-coming as well as existing current hits. Are you ready to put your ideas into games that will be played instantly by millions?  This position is in our East Coast office near Baltimore.

    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! Come join us ... we're having a ball!
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    The best candidates will have solid experience developing web applications utilizing Web 2.0 technologies. Facebook platform and scaling experience is a huge plus. You will be joining a team that is committed to working on high quality code in a PHP/LAMP environment.
     
    This candidate will be addressing critical issues on some of our biggest game titles, which have several million users across multiple social networks. You must be able to write coherent, organized code and be comfortable working on a complicated code-base with high levels of abstraction.

    Required Skills:

    • Minimum: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
    • 3+  years software development experience
    • Multiple and current PHP projects
    • Passion for software development and OO Design
    • Familiarity with all of the following: Linux, Apache, MySQL
    • Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
    • Experience with version control systems such as Subversion or CVS a must
    Nice to Have:

    • Strong Facebook and/or MySpace platform experience
    • Comfortable working with huge data sets and massively high concurrent-user load
    • Experience with memchache a plus
    • Experience with sharding and/or sharded databases a plus
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our East Coast office near Baltimore
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Unit Test Engineer [San Francisco, California]

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    Unit Test Engineer
     
    Zynga is looking for a mid level Unit Test Engineer to aid in developing our automated test strategy in the Payments division.  If you have a solid understanding of test case development and Java/Junit; then we want to see your application.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 

    Responsibilities:
    • Convert manual test cases into automated JUnit test cases
    • Maintain and add values to current automated regression suite
    • Work closely with development team, participate in design and code reviews, provide feedback on testability
    • Measure code coverage and assess overall system quality
    Qualifications:
    • B.S. in Computer Science or closely related field required; advanced degree preferred
    • At least 2 years of experience writing automated unit tests for commercial web application or services
    • Strong attention to details, and ability to define test cases, write fully functional applications, and set expectations
    • Solid knowledge/experience with Java and Java web-servers (Tomcat preferred)
    • JUnit/TestNG or similar framework
    • Mocking technique (JMock)
    • SQL (at least 1 year of experience), JDBC
    • Ablilty to write an Ant build script
    Nice to Have:
    • Understanding of the agile process
    • Selenium or other GUI-Test framework
    • Financial background, experience with payments such as Paypal, credit Card, e-check, and other e-payments
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Web Developer - Backend [San Francisco, California]

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    Web Developer - Backend
     
    Zynga is looking for Backend Web Developer to join our growing team! You'll be responsible for owning the development and architecture of both our up-and-coming as well as existing current hits. Are you ready to put your ideas into games that will be played instantly by millions?

    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! Come join us ... we're having a ball!
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    The best candidates will have solid experience developing web applications utilizing Web 2.0 technologies. Facebook platform and scaling experience is a huge plus. You will be joining a team that is committed to working on high quality code in a PHP/LAMP environment.
     
    This candidate will be addressing critical issues on some of our biggest game titles, which have several million users across multiple social networks. You must be able to write coherent, organized code and be comfortable working on a complicated code-base with high levels of abstraction.

    Required Skills:
     
    • Minimum: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
    • 3+  years software development experience
    • Multiple and current PHP projects
    • Passion for software development and OO Design
    • Familiarity with all of the following: Linux, Apache, MySQL
    • Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
    • Experience with version control systems such as Subversion or CVS a must
    Nice to Have:
     
    • Strong Facebook and/or MySpace platform experience
    • Comfortable working with huge data sets and massively high concurrent-user load
    • Experience with memchache a plus
    • Experience with sharding and/or sharded databases a plus
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Web Developer - PHP [San Francisco, California]

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    Web Developer - PHP
     
    Zynga is looking for a commando team of strong Web Developers to join their growing team! You'll be responsible for owning the development and architecture of our up-and-coming games. Are you ready to put your ideas into our games that will be viewed instantly by millions?
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:

    The best candidates will have solid experience developing web applications utilizing Web 2.0 technologies. You will be joining a team who's committed to working on high quality code in a PHP/LAMP.

    You must have experience with database-driven web technologies to work on high-volume, high-availability, large-scale lamp system.
     
    This candidate will be instrumental for designing features and addressing critical issues on some of our biggest game titles, which have several million users across multiple social networks. You must be able to write coherent, organized code and be comfortable working on a complicated code-base with high levels of abstraction.
     
    Required Skills:
     
    • BA in Computer Science or equivalent
    • 2-6 years software development experience
    • 1+ years in PHP web development
    • Passion for software development and OO Design
    • Familiarity a plus in one or more of the following: Linux, Apache, MySQL
    • Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
    • Experience with version control systems such as Subversion or CVS
    • Facebook and/or MySpace platform experience
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Web Developer - PHP (India) [Bangalore, India]

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    Web Developer - PHP (India)
     
    Zynga is looking for Backend Web Developer to join our growing team! You'll be responsible for owning the development and architecture of both our up-and-coming as well as existing current hits. Are you ready to put your ideas into games that will be played instantly by millions?

    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! Come join us ... we're having a ball!
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    The best candidates will have solid experience developing web applications utilizing Web 2.0 technologies. Facebook platform and scaling experience is a huge plus. You will be joining a team that is committed to working on high quality code in a PHP/LAMP environment.
     
    This candidate will be addressing critical issues on some of our biggest game titles, which have several million users across multiple social networks. You must be able to write coherent, organized code and be comfortable working on a complicated code-base with high levels of abstraction.

    Required Skills:
    • Minimum: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
    • 3+  years software development experience
    • Multiple and current PHP projects
    • Passion for software development and OO Design
    • Familiarity with all of the following: Linux, Apache, MySQL
    • Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks
    • Experience with version control systems such as Subversion or CVS a must
    Nice to Have:
    • Strong Facebook and/or MySpace platform experience
    • Comfortable working with huge data sets and massively high concurrent-user load
    • Experience with memchache a plus
    • Experience with sharding and/or sharded databases a plus
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results.  In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga
     




Facilities

  • Dishwasher (Contract, Part Time) [San Francisco, California]

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    Dishwasher (Contract, Part Time)
     
    We prepare lunch and dinner, on-site, for a rapidly growing start-up company. We are looking for a highly motivated, hard-working, clean, quick and efficient dishwasher. This is a part-time position with one of the most exciting web 2.0 companies in the social gaming space and offers a unique kitchen experience. You’ll have an opportunity to work with one of the BEST corporate culinary teams in the Bay Aare! If you have a desire to move up in your career and move on from the average restaurant kitchen environment… please apply!
     
    Required Skills:
     
    • 1-2 years dishwashing experience
    • Knowledge of safe food service practices & kitchen sanitation standards
    • Must be able to lift 40lbs
    • Must be able to climb up and down stairs
    • Knowledge of proper food storage techniques
    • Organization
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • This is a part-time, contract position




Game Design

  • Game Designer - Systems [San Francisco, California]

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    Game Designer - Systems

    Zynga is looking for an experienced Lead Designer to work a popular MMO game that runs on social networks. Qualified candidates will have experience on console and/or PC games and are fluent in game design practices and overall game development.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality, casual and multi-player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball!
     
    Responsibilities:
    Create or adapt leading game features to work with an existing game
    Pitch new ideas to the team/ hold brainstorming sessions
    Tune and model complex systems using Excel
    Write copy, names, and narrative elements of game
    Analyze real-time feedback and metrics, and adjust game designs accordingly
    Work with product managers, developers and artists to oversee the implementation of new features and systems
    Ability to describe user experience stories and create wireframe screens and flows
    Remain up-to-date with Game Design literature and best practices to be an evangelist for the craft of Game Design
    Required Skills:
    Experience or knowledge of traditional board game, card game, or dice game design
    Expert with math and formulas in game environment
    Experience designing combat and/or system mechanics including player control, moves, and NPC/AI types and behaviors
    Strong knowledge of game balancing and pacing
    Management experience, preferably with an experienced design team
    Adept with Excel/spreadsheets
    Passionate gamer
    2+ shipped games
    Game programming background required
     
     
     




Marketing

  • Acquisition Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    Acquisition Manager
     
    Zynga is looking for a creative, enthusiastic, marketing professional to support our performance-based acquisition marketing initiatives as an Online Marketing Manager!  The Online Marketing Manager is a direct response acquisition marketing position, focused on online media buying for a dynamic, results-driven industry leader in social gaming.  This position requires a proactive approach to handling multiple business units and their widely varied business needs.  This individual will be the expert on paid acquisition through online channels.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
    • Provide planning of online media activities including budgeting and ad spend recommendations
    • Independently manage performance-based (CPM, CPC, CPA) media buys
    • Drive profitability through optimization of targeting, pricing, and creative testing
    • Increase acquisition by creating and expanding relationships with publishers
    • Negotiate deals to maximize volume and margin of advertising campaigns while minimizing risk
    • Work with internal groups to launch and manage campaigns, including Creative Design, Engineering, Finance, Sales, and Marketing departments
    • Manage monthly media spend and metrics (ROI, CPA)
    • Identify acquisition sources with high LTV
    • Communicate media activities and metrics to all levels in the organization
    Required Skills:
    • BA/BS degree required
    • 2+ years of online media buying as an advertiser with history of managing profitable campaigns
    • Experience in handling multiple businesses at once
    • Strong negotiation skills and ability to structure deals
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Detailed oriented and organized
    • Knowledge of success metrics and ability to measure performance with quantitative acumen
    • Experience in ad networks is highly desirable
    • Experience in social networking applications is beneficial
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results.The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, stock options & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day! 
       




  • Cross Promotions Marketing Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    Cross Promotion Marketing Manager
     
    The Cross Promotion Marketing Manager owns and manages Zynga-owned creative advertising assets within the games.  He/She will optimize positioning and exposure of ads in order to increase the number of games per user across the Zynga network of games.  Zynga seeks a creative, enthusiastic marketer to support our performance-based cross promotion marketing initiatives.  This position requires a proactive approach to handling multiple business units and their widely varied business needs.  This individual will report to the Director of Marketing.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
    • Guide and provide direction for the cross promotion strategy for Zynga. Develop creative approaches to prompt users to increase engagement.  Drive projects and deliver results against aggressive goals for marketing
    • Monitor and supervise provisioning of existing cross promotional tools across all games. Increase effectiveness based on user data reports
    • Develop clear prioritization and production process for cross promotional tools. Incorporate marketing strategy and brand changes into tools and creative assets
    • Manage relationships across games and balance game expectations to ensure optimization and achievement of overall company goals. Meet with game studios and business partners on a weekly basis to report cross promotion performance and incorporate improvements
    • Develop new tools based on user research and game insights
    • Develop, test, and implement new ideas and opportunities for cross promotion within games and across other media plays and user communication channels
    • Monthly/quarterly reporting and longer term trend analysis of results- communicate and present to senior management
    • Manage production and updates for creation of cross promotion tools and assets
    Required Skills:
    • BA/BS degree required
    • Highly metrics and data-driven
    • 3-5 years of marketing or product marketing experience in an eCommerce company
    • Experience in handling multiple businesses at once
    • Strong negotiation skills and ability to facilitate and influence across multiple teams and personalities
    • Knowledge of success metrics and ability to measure performance with quantitative acumen
    • Experience in website architecture and applications is highly desirable
    • Experience in social networking applications is beneficial
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Email Marketing Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    Email Marketing Manager
     
    The Email Marketing Manager will help manage email marketing programs that build awareness, drive traffic, and generate revenue across numerous Zynga applications.  This person will be a talented professional who combines strategic vision with demonstrated retention communications experience. This position requires a seasoned professional who can translate business objectives into strategies and project plans for high-volume email marketing programs.  Metrics driven, this position requires an experienced eye towards ROI targets and can analyze large volumes of data and can make key marketing and business decision in a fast-paced environment.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:

    • Help drive the Zynga customer retention strategy to include creation and execution of email marketing campaigns that deliver against business goals
    • Create data-driven, dynamic email campaigns and tests that deliver against ROI targets through a highly segmented customer base
    • Drive and optimize key traffic and revenue metrics including CTR, open rates, incremental revenue lift, engagement, retention, and installs
    • Leverage email marketing tools to develop promotional, and informational content strategies that maximize customer retention, win-back, cross-sell and up-sell programs
    • Contribute to comprehensive testing & reporting matrix that accurately assesses delivery, profitability and performance of each email campaign on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
    • Maintain and ensure high levels of data hygiene and integrity with fast-growing, high-volume lists
    • Manage external business partners (consultants and vendors) including engagement definition, contract negotiation, daily project management, and implementation of engagement
    Required Skills:

    • BA required
    • At least years online marketing-specific experience with a minimum 2 - 3 years demonstrated success in email marketing from concept to completion
    • Demonstrated success in managing high volume integrated email marketing programs for consumer audiences
    • Results-driven with exceptional detail and knowledge around metrics, specifically A/B testing and ROI analysis
    • Expert knowledge of Silverpop, Cheetahmail or other top tier email marketing/CRM system inside and out
    • Strategic CRM focus and can suggest creative solutions in-line with business objectives
    • Competent in HTML, basic image editing functions with an eye towards award-winning email designs
    • Experience with social media and/or strong interest in the gaming industry a plus
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Product Marketing Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    Product Marketing Manager
     
    Zynga is looking for a Manager of Product Marketing to join our growing team!  This position reports to the Director of Product Marketing and is also a key partner to the Game Studios.  Critical success factors for this role include the ability to understand and evaluate all aspects user engagement and identify opportunities that drive a deeper user relationship, partner with game studios to leverage user insights that improve game experience and development of Game Studio brand positioning and marketing strategy.

    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Perform analysis to provide actionable input to product design and marketing execution that results in user engagement, retention, and monetization
    • Work closely with the user insights, analytics, Studio PMs, and marketing functions to identify, quantify and measure opportunities that drive user engagement
    • Partnering with Game Studios and Network Products to drive of execution of programs and initiatives including:  new product features, marketing communications, studio specific and/or network wide loyalty programs,  pricing, incentives, customer support and Zynga brand strategy
    • Support Game Studios, Zynga network, and Marketing channels with brand positioning, user experience design, promotions, and communications
    • Assess key market and user segments and product / marketing touch points to identify, quantify, & synthesize the highest leverage opportunities (in terms of enterprise value) for Zynga
    • Assess and quantify the highest impact user touch points to influence reach, retention, and revenue across the user lifecycle – both within the games and across social network and web-wide distribution platforms
    Required Skills:
     
    • At least 3 years of experience in a marketing, corporate strategy  or product management role within internet, social media, game industry
    • Results-driven, strategic thinker with ability to function in data-rich, metrics driven environment
    • High performance individual that thrives in a fast-pace, dynamic environment
    • Strong influencing and leadership skills; effective cross-functional driver
    • Owner mindset: ability to take ownership of an issue and see it through resolution
    • Ability to be flexible on a day to day basis with task priority
    • Excellent oral and communications skills to express complex and analytical concepts with clarity
    • Proven sense of humor and ability to work under tight deadlines
    • MBA or advanced degree a plus
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, stock options & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!  




Network Operations/IT

  • Release Engineer [San Francisco, California]

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    Release Engineer
     
    Zynga is seeking a talented Senior Release Engineer who is an automation rock star to join our newly formed Release Engineering team within Zynga NetOps.  The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a fondness for creating bleeding edge solutions with new technologies, in depth knowledge of release automation and Linux systems administration.
     
    Responsibilities:


    • Design, develop, document and maintain the framework to automate the continuous build, unit test, release, and deploy activities
    • Partner with development to enhance and improve overall build and deploy processes
    • Continually review and assess system and application reliability, performance, and security and recommend improvements
    • Support the availability SLA with high quality processes and software and performing 24x7 on-call services on rotation
    • Work with NetOps to help implement monitoring systems such as Nagios and Cacti, and develop plugins to improve system reliability and admin response time within deploy packages
    • Adhere to and promote PCI standards and processes, and agile development methodology
    • Develop dashboard for internal users to display status of builds, automated tests, and system monitors
    • Document tools and processes on corporate wiki, develop training guides
    • Work closely with development teams, project management, security, and netops to ensure fast highly reliable quality releases
    Required Skills:

    • Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems or related field (or equivalent experience) required
    • 5-7 years experience in a release or build engineering related field.
    • Hands-on experiences in creating automated build and deploy systems for web applications/games based on PHP
    • Excellent written and verbal communication
    • Expert scripting ability in at least one scripting language (Python, PERL, bash, etc.)
    • Expert knowledge of continuous build systems (Maven, Hudson)
    • Expert knowledge of version control system management and branching methodologies (SVN, Perforce)
    • General Linux Systems administration-level knowledge
    Nice to Have:

    • Experience with package installation, patch management updates, network & server management issues
    • Experience with Flash technologies a major plus
    • Experience in fast-pace chaotic consumer web environments
    • Experience integrating Bug tracking  software with Version Control software in build environments
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.

    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity  & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Security Engineer [San Francisco, California]

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    Security Engineer
     
    Zynga is looking for a talented Security Engineer to join their dynamic team! If you have a strong sense of ownership and see problems through completion, we’d love to talk to you. We are looking for a self-starter who would love the opportunity to work at one of the fastest growing companies in the web 2.0 space.
     
    This person will join a growing Network Operations team based in San Francisco, with responsibilities in our San Francisco main office and occasional visits to multiple South Bay datacenter locations.  Hours are flexible, but will often require late evening and 24x7 responses to critical issues on a fast-growing, high volume network infrastructure.

    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Manage Security Event Management (SEM) system
    • Respond to and manage security incidents, including identifying, containing and mitigating threats to Zynga, its employees, its partners, and user community
    • Automate monitoring, train NOC personnel and write procedures to respond to security incidents.
    • Manage Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IDP), SSL VPN, RSA SecurID servers, Splunk, and Web Application Firewall (WAF). Tune and update signatures and rules
    • Define and implement a strategy to detect and mitigate Denial of Service (DoS) attacks
    • Define and implement a host protection strategy, including host-based firewalls, host based web firewalls, change detection and Unix OS hardening
    • Device a vulnerability management system, including OS and web scanning using automated tools as well as manual processes
    • Participate in on-call rotation and as escalation as required
    Required Skills:
     
    • BA/BS or equivalent experience required
    • 5+ years of experience in information security with additional general IT experience.
    • Advanced understanding of IDS/IPS, WAF and SEM/SIM rule creation and false positive and negative identification
    • Demonstrable skills in identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities in operating systems and web applications
    • Advanced understanding of routed and switched networks
    • Working knowledge of TCP/IP stack and proficient with tcpdump or other network analysis tools
    • Ability to analyze technical risks and provide accreditation reports on products and processes
    • Experience managing and protecting Unix systems, preferably CentOS
    • Knowledge and experience recommending security solutions (with internal or external customers)
    • Understanding of the PCI DSS v1.?2 security controls
    • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
    • Programming experience using perl, “C” or similar languages desired
    • CISSP, CCIE, and/or CISA desired
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Systems Administrator - Linux [San Francisco, California]

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    Systems Administrator - Linux

    Zynga is looking for a mid to senior level Linux Systems Administrator to join their growing team! Are you looking to join a team that's committed to working on cutting edge technology, and having fun doing it?

    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games! Come join us ...we're having a ball!

    Required Skills:
    • BA in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related field (or equivalent experience) required
    • 5-7 years of Linux/Unix systems administration experience
    • Exposure to high-traffic environment (multi-gigabit)
    • Expert knowledge of troubleshooting tools (i.e tcpdump, netstat, iostat, traceroute)
    • Knowledge of Linux RedHat administration
    • Systems administration-level knowledge of:
    • HTTP/Apache, DNS/BIND, SSH, SNMP, NFS, Perl and/or Shell, Puppet, Cacti, Nagios
    • Experience with performance tuning, package installation, patch management updates, network & server management issues
    • Experience managing multisite, large scale server farms required
    • Experience with LDAP a plus
    • You must have experience supporting complex systems in a 24x7 environment
    • Experience in fast-pace consumer web environment is a big plus
    • Ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills and be able to effectively solve large-scale infrastructure challenges under minimal supervision
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco or Sunnyvale
    • Competitive salary, stock options & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




Product Management

  • Director of Product [San Francisco, California]

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    Director of Product
     
    Zynga is looking for a Director of Product to join their growing team!  The Director of Product provides experience, direction, and measurable performance to the game design process. This position will be responsible for mapping the product roadmap, specing games, and improving viral performance of the games.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 

    Responsibilities:

    This position will be responsible for mapping the product roadmap, building specs on our games, and improving viral performance of the games.
     
    Required Skills:
     
    • 5-8 years of experience in leading product management in consumer web or game development
    • Must be able to graphically create wire-frames and give interface direction to UI team
    • Experience with A/B testing
    • Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences
    • Passion for writing product specifications, White papers
    • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
    • Strong organizational and analytical skills & attention to detail
    • Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy
    • Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market
    • We are looking for an enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player
    • Previous start-up experience is a strong plus
    • BA/BS degree – CS/EE/Engineering degree preferred  
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results.  The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Product Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    Product Manager
     
    Zynga is looking for a Product Manager who can help drive the creation of new features on some of Zynga’s top games! The Product Manager will add experience, direction, and measurable performance to the game design process. 
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    Zynga’s Product Manager will be responsible for creating a list of features to one of our hit games! This person will have to work independently to provide a detailed roadmap on the implementation process. The implementation process should include designing, executing, and optimizing the feature(s).  They’ll own the outcome of these new features by working with our talented team of engineers to get the features implemented.
     
    Required Skills:
     
    • 2-5 years of experience  in product management in consumer web or game development
    • Must be able to graphically create wire-frames and give interface direction to UI team
    • Must have proven experience in contributing to a successful project or product in the past
    • Experience with multivariate testing
    • Experience with a web based company managing web based applications
    • Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences
    • Passion for writing product specifications, white papers
    • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
    • Strong organizational and analytical skills & attention to detail
    • We are looking for an enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player
    • Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy
    • Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market
    • Strong passion for games
    • Previous start-up experience is a strong plus
    • Social networking experience is a strong plus
    • BA/BS degree – CS/EE/Engineering degree preferred 
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Product Manager - Features [San Francisco, California]

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    Product Manager - Features
     
    Zynga is looking for a Product Manager that can help drive the creation of new features on some of their top games! The Product Manager will provide experience, direction, and measurable performance to the game design process.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 

    Responsibilities:

    This position will be responsible for mapping the product roadmap, building specs on our games, and improving viral performance of the games.
     
    Required Skills:
    • 2-5 years of experience  in product management in consumer web or game development
    • Must be able to graphically create wire-frames and give interface direction to UI team
    • Experience with A/B testing
    • Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences
    • Passion for writing product specifications, White papers
    • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
    • Strong organizational and analytical skills & attention to detail
    • Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy
    • Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market
    • We are looking for an enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player
    • Previous start-up experience is a strong plus
    • BA/BS degree – CS/EE/Engineering degree preferred  
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Product Manager - Revenue [San Francisco, California]

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    Product Manager - Revenue
     
    Zynga is looking for a Revenue Product Manager to join their growing team! The Revenue Product Manager provides experience, direction, and measurable performance analyses to the studio’s product strategy. This position is a metrics-driven role and will be responsible for helping define the product roadmap and improving viral performance of the games.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball!
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    The Revenue Product Manager is responsible for developing a revenue plan and execution for the game studio.  This position is responsible for new user conversion, buyer retention and frequency, and new applications/new social net implementation.  The Revenue Product Manager will perform competitive analyses and develop best practices for the game studio.  This position will be responsible for optimizing revenue products, and managing revenues (health and trends) in real-time, d-d, and w-w.
     
    Required Skills:
     
    • 2-5 years experience in consulting, product management or financial analysis
    • Strong analytic skills a must
    • Experience with metrics driven-decision making
    • Proven experience owning business statistics and creating presentations from these statistics, preferably in the web space
    • Passion for writing product specifications and white papers
    • Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy
    • BA/BS degree required, MBA a plus
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results, The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, stock options & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • Product Manager (India) [Bangalore, India]

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    Product Manager (India)
     
    Zynga is looking for a Product Manager who can help drive the creation of new features on some of Zynga’s top games! The Product Manager will add experience, direction, and measurable performance to the game design process. 
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    Zynga’s Product Manager will be responsible for creating a list of features to one of our hit games! This person will have to work independently to provide a detailed roadmap on the implementation process. The implementation process should include designing, executing, and optimizing the feature(s).  They’ll own the outcome of these new features by working with our talented team of engineers to get the features implemented.
     
    Required Skills:
    • 2-5 years of experience  in product management in consumer web or game development
    • Must be able to graphically create wire-frames and give interface direction to UI team
    • Must have proven experience in contributing to a successful project or product in the past
    • Experience with multivariate testing
    • Experience with a web based company managing web based applications
    • Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences
    • Passion for writing product specifications, white papers
    • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
    • Strong organizational and analytical skills & attention to detail
    • We are looking for an enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player
    • Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy
    • Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market
    • Strong passion for games
    • Previous start-up experience is a strong plus
    • Social networking experience is a strong plus
    • BA/BS degree – CS/EE/Engineering degree preferred 
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     




  • Product Manager (Zynga LA) [San Francisco, California]

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    Product Manager (Zynga LA)
     
    Zynga is looking for a Product Manager who can help drive the creation of new features on some of Zynga’s top games! The Product Manager will add experience, direction, and measurable performance to the game design process. 
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    Zynga’s Product Manager will be responsible for creating a list of features to one of our hit games! This person will have to work independently to provide a detailed roadmap on the implementation process. The implementation process should include designing, executing, and optimizing the feature(s).  They’ll own the outcome of these new features by working with our talented team of engineers to get the features implemented.
     
    Required Skills:
    • 2-5 years of experience  in product management in consumer web or game development
    • Must be able to graphically create wire-frames and give interface direction to UI team
    • Must have proven experience in contributing to a successful project or product in the past
    • Experience with multivariate testing
    • Experience with a web based company managing web based applications
    • Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences
    • Passion for writing product specifications, white papers
    • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
    • Strong organizational and analytical skills & attention to detail
    • We are looking for an enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player
    • Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy
    • Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market
    • Strong passion for games
    • Previous start-up experience is a strong plus
    • Social networking experience is a strong plus
    • BA/BS degree – CS/EE/Engineering degree preferred 
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we’ve dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek’s “Fifty Best Tech Startups.” We also won a People’s Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
    • This position is located in our Los Angeles office
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership




Production

  • Producer [San Francisco, California]

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    Producer
     
    Zynga is looking for an all-star producer to join their growing team!  The Producer will work with a specific studio to help build one of our games.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 

     Responsibilities:
     
    • Act as the creative visionary for the product
    • Effectively communicate the core experience of your game to other parts of the Zynga organization, and help ensure that your product leverages the ideas and resources of the larger organization
    • Work with your key reports (Art Director, Creative Director and Producers) to create an organizational structure, processes and project plan that allow the team to efficiently produce high quality work on time and on budget
    • Initiate, foster, maintain and manage others toward positive working relationships with internal and external organizations critical to both current and future development process
    • Research and communicate game market trends, patterns, and customer requirements
    • Passionately articulate goals and team principles to help form a stimulating and fun work environment and culture
    Required Skills:
     
    • 5+ years experience managing internal development teams within the video game industry (Software Engineers, Artists, Designers, Producers etc.)
    • 3+ years experience as a Producer within the games industry, creating top quality games
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to work in a team environment with maturity and leadership
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website: http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare, and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




Students and New Graduates

  • Intern/co-op Product Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    If you are currently in school, and are within 2 years of graduating with either a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree, then you are eligible to apply for one of our Product Manager internships at Zynga. (The fine print: If you have already graduated from your college or university, unfortunately you are not eligible for an internship, but you are invited to apply for one of our Full-time New Grad positions... see our New Grad postings for those details!)
     
    We’re currently searching for students who have a demonstrated track record of high performance, teamwork, passion for games, and the ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment.
     
    We’re looking for Intern and Co-op Product Managers who are fanatic about games and want to be part of one of the most exciting industries to emerge. If you have a passion for games and want to join one of the hottest companies on the web, please apply!
     
    Zynga's Product Manager provides experience, direction, and measurable performance to product strategy, consumer insights, branding and marcom. This position is a heavy metrics-driven role and the Product Manager will be responsible for helping to define the product roadmap and improve viral performance of our games.
     
    • Relevant past exposure to a product management, producer, or project manager role
    • Strong analytics skills a must
    • Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences
    • Experience with metrics driven-decision making
    • Passion for writing product specifications and white papers
    • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
    • Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail
    • Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy
    • Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market
    • Enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player
    The goodies: Yes, our internships are paid! (We knew you were wondering!) And yes, we feed our interns just the same way we feed everyone else - with our gourmet lunches and dinners cooked in-house by our full-time culinary staff! In fact, our interns get a lot of the same perks that our full-timers get! Nothing like jumping right into the action for 12 weeks and being a full-fledged member of one of our studios and teams, huh?!
     
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 13 million daily active users. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
     




  • Intern/co-op Software Engineer [San Francisco, California]

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    If you are currently in school, and are within 2 years of graduating with either a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree, then you are eligible to apply for one of our Developer/Engineer internships or co-ops at Zynga.
     
    We’re currently searching for student intern and co-op Engineers and Developers who have a demonstrated track record of high performance, teamwork, passion for games, and the ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment. Are you fanatic about games? Do you want to be part of one of the most exciting industries to emerge?
     
    We’re looking for the following types of engineers to work in a highly collaborative environment with our designers, artists and producers to plan for, develop and deploy bleeding edge casual and multi-player games:
     
    • Flash Programmers (Experience with Flash Development: Actionscript 3.0 , CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatibility)
    • PHP Programmers (LAMP experience is particularly useful; Familiarity with one or more of the following: Linux, Apache, MySQL)
    Whether you’re interested in a Flash Programmer position or a PHP Programmer position (or both!), we look for the following in our intern and co-op candidates:
     
    • Currently pursuing a B.S., M.S. or PhD in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
    • Exposure to the game design and development experience (academic, employment, or personal)
    • Knowledge of the software development lifecycle
    • Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash
    • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
    • Strong analytical skills
    • Excellent teamwork skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving
    • Able to be highly flexible to quickly changing business needs, new technologies, and game requirements
    • Able to handle multiple tasks with minimal oversight
    • Experience with version control systems such as Subversion or CVS is a plus!
    • Facebook and/or MySpace platform experience is a plus!
    • If you have a link that exhibits your work, be sure to include that as well!
     
    The goodies: Yes, our internships are paid! (We knew you were wondering!) And yes, we feed our interns just the same way we feed everyone else - with our gourmet lunches and dinners cooked in-house by our full-time culinary staff! In fact, our interns get a lot of the same perks that our full-timers get! Nothing like jumping right into the action for 12 weeks and being a full-fledged member of one of our studios and teams, huh?!
     
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 13 million daily active users. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
     
     
     




  • New Grad Full-time Product Manager [San Francisco, California]

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    If you have not yet graduated and are currently in your final year or term of a bachelors, masters, or PhD program, then you are eligible to apply for one of our New Grad Product Manager positions.
     
    We look for students who have a demonstrated track record of high performance, teamwork, passion for games, and the ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment.
     
    We’re currently searching for New Grad Product Managers who are fanatic about games and want to be part of one of the most exciting industries to emerge. If you have a passion for games and want to join one of the hottest companies on the web, please apply!
     
    Zynga's Product Managers provide experience, direction, and measurable performance to product strategy, consumer insights, branding and marcom. This position is a heavy metrics-driven role and the Product Manager will be responsible for helping to define the product roadmap and improve viral performance of our games.
     
    • Relevant past exposure to a product management, producer, or project manager role
    • Strong analytics skills a must
    • Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences
    • Experience with metrics driven-decision making
    • Passion for writing product specifications and white papers
    • Outstanding written and oral communication skills
    • Strong organizational and analytical skills with attention to detail
    • Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy
    • Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market
    • Enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 13 million daily active users. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, stock options & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




  • New Grad Full-time Software Engineer [San Francisco, California]

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    If you are currently in your final year or term of a bachelors, masters, or PhD program, and have not yet graduated, then you are eligible to apply for one of our New Grad Engineering / Developer positions.
     
    We’re currently searching for New Grad Engineers and Developers who have a demonstrated track record of high performance, teamwork, passion for games, and the ability to work in an extremely fast-paced environment. Are you fanatic about games? Do you want to be part of one of the most exciting industries to emerge?
     
    We’re looking for the following types of New Grad full-time engineers to work in a highly collaborative environment with our designers, artists and producers to plan for, develop and deploy bleeding edge casual and multi-player games:
     
    • Flash Programmers (Experience with Flash Development: Actionscript 3.0 , CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatibility)
    • PHP Programmers (LAMP experience is particularly useful; Familiarity with one or more of the following: Linux, Apache, MySQL)
    Whether you’re interested in a Flash Programmer position or a PHP Programmer position (or both!), we look for the following in our New Grad full-time Engineering and Developer candidates:
     
    • Minimum B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
    • Exposure to the game design and development experience (academic, employment, or personal)
    • Knowledge of the software development lifecycle
    • Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash
    • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
    • Strong analytical skills  
    • Excellent teamwork skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving
    • Able to be highly flexible to quickly changing business needs, new technologies, and game requirements
    • Able to handle multiple tasks with minimal oversight
    • Experience with version control systems such as Subversion or CVS is a plus!
    • Facebook and/or MySpace platform experience is a plus!
    • If you have a link that exhibits your work, be sure to include that as well!
     
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends and became the largest developer of social games on the web in the process. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections with their friends. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. Our games are produced by our talented team of developers & designers with an audience of 13 million daily active users. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco.
    • Competitive salary, stock options & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership.
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day!




User Research

  • User Researcher [San Francisco, California]

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    User Researcher
     
    Zynga is looking for a skilled User Researcher to help us improve our games. Like you, we know that understanding the user leads to making the best products. As a researcher at Zynga you will conduct research to help inform the development of the leading social games on the Internet—games like YoVille, Texas Hold’em Poker, Mafia Wars and FarmVille.
     
    We are committed to developing high quality casual and multi player games!  Come join us ... we're having a ball! 
     
    Responsibilities:
     
    • Coordinate with Product Management, Design, Development, and other to determine appropriate research contributions
    • Develop a deep understanding of user behavior through research, e.g., online experiments (A/B testing), play-testing, benchmark studies, lab studies, remote testing, surveys, etc.
    • Evangelize research findings to ensure the maximum impact from studies conducted
    • Meaningfully contribute to the evolution and strategic direction of products from a data-driven perspective
    • Interface with key internal clients and project stakeholders to ensure the user experience reflects customer needs
    ­­ Required Skills:
     
    • A background in experimental psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, human computer interaction, computer science, information science or related field required; advanced degree a plus
    • Experience with a wide variety of research methods and a thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of different methods
    • The desire and ability to integrate data from quantitative and qualitative approaches
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Preference for practiced (3+ years) or experienced (5+ years) researchers with demonstrable success in applied settings
    • Web and/or games research experience preferred
    Zynga was founded in July 2007 with the vision of connecting the world through games. Since then we've dedicated ourselves to making fun and social games for people to play with their friends. In the process we became the largest developer of social games on the web. Zynga games provide a platform for players to express themselves and form deep social connections. With a catalogue that ranges from casino to role playing games, our games can be found on most social networks, and the iPhone. Zynga is looking for people who thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology-driven culture and are tenacious about achieving results. The company has its own building in the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco that has a high-energy buzz and yummy amenities (we provide lunch and dinner every day!). In June 2009 Zynga was listed in BusinessWeek's "Fifty Best Tech Startups." We also won a People's Choice Webby Award for one of our most popular games, Mafia Wars. Find more information at our website http://www.zynga.com or follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/zynga.
     
    • This position is located in our corporate office in San Francisco
    • Competitive salary, equity & 401k
    • We provide full benefits: dental, vision, healthcare and even free gym membership
    • Delicious lunch & dinner every day! 





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