Director of Engineering

About the role

Zynga, a global leader in interactive entertainment and a label of Take-Two Interactive, is looking for a Director of Engineering to join its Central Technology team. This unit focuses on client and server technology that drives the core gameplay experience behind the games. The Director manages several teams covering game support, AI development, R&D and FinOps.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multiple software engineering teams supporting mobile game development, AI initiatives, R&D projects and FinOps cost optimisation
• Guide teams in using AI to accelerate development workflows and improve business outcomes
• Validate technology choices, architecture and code quality, and dive deep when needed
• Identify gaps, improve engineering processes and create growth opportunities for teams
• Represent the teams with stakeholders across disciplines, inside and outside the organisation
• Own team roadmaps, incorporating stakeholder and leadership feedback to support Central Technology objectives
• Partner with technical leaders across Zynga to advance best practices and engineering culture

Required profile

• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Direct experience managing software engineering teams
• Hands-on software development experience
• Solid understanding of engineering best practices, code quality, build and release pipelines, security and live operations
• Experience developing mobile applications (native iOS/Android, Unity or Unreal)
• Familiarity with Agile development methods and tools

Required skills

• Multiple programming languages such as Java, C#, C++, Python or Go
• Nice to have: game development experience and familiarity with AWS cloud technologies