Senior Software Engineer

Join Zynga, a leading mobile gaming company, as a Senior Software Engineer on the Ad Monetization team. In this role, you will be responsible for transforming approved creative concepts into polished, high-performing ad units. You will work closely with engineers, creative leads, and cross-functional partners to ensure the technical execution of each experience from implementation through deployment. You will also optimize experiences for performance, responsiveness, file size, and reliability while maintaining creative quality.

• Transform approved creative concepts into polished, high-performing ad units by building high-quality playable ads and interactive creative units.
• Take ownership of assigned projects from technical kickoff through final delivery, ensuring every build is reliable, performant, visually polished, and ready for production.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve workflows, implementation efficiency, and build quality while consistently delivering dependable, high-quality work.

• Proficiency in web technologies, including HTML5, CSS3
• Proficiency in managing complex render loops, frame rates (FPS), and animations via requestAnimationFrame
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline (or equivalent)
• Experience with Responsive Web Design and creating fluid layouts that work flawlessly across mobile, tablet, and desktop screens
• Experience with asset management building efficient loading pipelines for preloading, caching, and optimizing game assets (spritesheets, audio sprites, JSON data)
• Extensive experience designing front-end architecture, optimizing web performance
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
• Experience working directly with the HTML5 Canvas API to render and manipulate shapes, text, and images
• Strong background in 2D HTML5 game frameworks like Phaser or CreateJS
• Experience with 2D and 3D JS frameworks such as PixiJS, and ThreeJS
• Expertise in modern JavaScript (ES6+)
• Strong understanding of 2D/3D coordinate systems, geometry, vector math, and pixel-level manipulation (ImageData)
• 6+ years of professional experience in software development
• Experience with Photoshop is highly preferred