Remote Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Zynga's Applied AI group as an engineering leader to help scale development efforts, drive technical excellence, and enable teams to succeed through mentorship and process improvement.

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in a people management role with a deep understanding and knowledge of AI applications, methods, and industry trends
• Solid understanding of standard methodologies for engineering process, code quality, build/release pipelines, security and live operations
• Familiarity with multiple programming languages and platforms (Java, C#, Python and/or TypeScript)
• Strong knowledge of AWS services and Well-Architected pillars
• Strong project and customer management skills
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Strong Mentorship skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Ability to challenge and influence in a collaborative way

Responsibilities

• Run teams of software engineers and data scientists working on various shared products/services
• Drive technical excellence by validating technology choices, architectural design and code quality, diving deeper when needed
• Enable the team to succeed through mentorship and by identifying gaps, improving engineering process and providing growth opportunities
• Be the voice of the team in interacting with various partners across fields both inside and outside of the organization
• Translate executive leadership goals down to the team, distilling strategic direction into tactical action
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
• Collaborate with other technical leaders at Zynga to champion outstanding development
• Participate in the hiring process from recruiting through onboarding
• Coordinate closely with other fields (especially Production and Product Management) to ensure alignment against larger organizational goals

Benefits

• Competitive salary, bonus plan and ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
• 401K Company Match Contribution (US)
• RRSP/DPSP company match contribution (Canada)
• Health coverage, dental, disability, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance (Canada)
• Medical, dental, vision, EAP, life insurance, and disability benefits (US)
• Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs
• Global Fitness reimbursement program
• Global Wellbeing Program
• Financial wellness program with unlimited access to certified financial planners
• Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees
• Family planning support program
• Generous paid parental, pregnancy-related disability, caregiver, and compassionate leaves
• Zynga happy hours and frequent employee events
• Flexible working hours on many teams
• Culture of diversity and inclusion including employee resource groups
• Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players