Software Architect

Come join the AI team at Zynga making an impact across all of the company's games - Central Technology! As a Software Architect you will be responsible for the technical vision, design and implementation of AI-powered tools and systems that elevate developer productivity and player experiences at scale. We're looking for outstanding engineers with a passion for artificial intelligence and the desire to work in a team with dynamic strengths.

Design and architect scalable AI systems, full stack applications, and cloud infrastructure running in AWS with a focus on LLM-powered services and agentic workflows

Own cross-cutting architecture decisions and the technical strategy for AI tools that multiple game studios and engineering teams across Zynga depend on

Establish and uphold engineering standards: code quality, testing, review culture, CI/CD, and reliability practices.

Advocate for and implement new AI technologies, frameworks, and engineering standards, keeping the team at the forefront of a rapidly evolving landscape

Evaluate and choose AI platforms and infrastructure with a long-term lens.

Document and build comprehensive plans for architecture and system designs across the AI tooling ecosystem.

Work collaboratively across game studios, product, and central technology teams to understand developer needs and propose AI-driven solutions that meaningfully improve productivity

Establish engineering processes and metrics to measure software process, operations, and quality

Partner with stakeholder on realistic scoping and sequencing; flag technical risk early.

Coach and mentor engineers

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

Please note that Zynga is unable to provide visa sponsorship or assistance for this position. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring current or future employer sponsorship.

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