Zynga now hiring software engineers and product managers

We are a fast-paced technology company connecting millions of friends through games every day. At Zynga, you will find smart, creative people who are passionate about taking on new challenges. Whether you are a developer, designer, or a customer service manager, there’s an opportunity here for you to level up and be your own CEO.

As a new graduate software engineer or product manager, you’ll work on one of our wildly successful social games to develop and launch new features as you continue to help Zynga become the social gaming destination on the internet. If you are currently in your final year of a bachelors, masters, or PhD program and have a passion for social gaming, you’re eligible to apply for one of our New Grad opportunities.

Interested?

We thought you might be. To apply, do any of the following:

• Find the online posting in your school’s job bank and submit your resume

• Contact your career center and they can put you in touch with a Zynga representative

• Apply online anytime at our website, www.zynga.com/students 

Positions

Software Engineer: we’re looking for super-smart software developers who can dive into challenging technical problems as we build and scale our games so that they may be played and enjoyed by millions. We’re looking to fill both PHP and Flash engineering positions, both back-end and front-end.

• Minimum B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience

• Exposure to the game design and development process

• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle

• Facebook and / or MySpace platform experience a plus

Product Manager: Product Managers at Zynga define and execute new features for our games that are played by millions of users every day. Product Managers combine their creative and quantitative skills to deliver engaging features and product strategies within our games.

• Relevant past exposure to a Product Management role

• Extremely strong analytical skills

• Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences

• Experience with metrics-driven decision making

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills

• Enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player

Perks!

Most Zynga locations include the following:

• Free lunch and dinner daily

• Free snacks and drinks, all day, everyday

• Nutritionist on staff to help employees achieve their nutritional goals

• Weekly happy hours every Friday

• Free gym membership

• On-site free massages, acupuncture, haircuts, yoga, and reflexology

• Ice-cream socials

• Monthly poker tournaments with prizes

• Every day is bring-your-dog-to-work day

• Tons of swag – more free giveaways then you’ll know what to do with!

Benefits for full-time employees!

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Short term disability coverage

• Life insurance coverage

• 401k plan

• Flexible spending plan

• Vacation – we have no formal policy! We simply say “please rest and take some days off!”