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At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.
From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more!
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.
Join us and be part of the play!
Position Overview:
Zynga is looking for an experienced Principal Systems Designer to work on one of our new mobile games. This role leads and participates in direct design and creative input on content and system design in the game.
What You'll Do:
- Create or adapt game features and large scale systems to work with the game
- Write user experience stories and design documentation for new features and systems
- Own, drive, and collaborate with other disciplines for system development
- Work closely with other disciplines to design and prototype new gameplay and systems
- Create flexible sheets and models to balance sophisticated systems
- Design and balance content for new systems
- Create and improve tools to make the design pipeline faster and more efficient for the team
- Be the advocate of good design practices across the studio
- Pitch new ideas to the team/ lead brainstorming sessions
- Analyze real-time feedback and metrics, and adjust game designs accordingly while maintaining live game balance
- Remain up-to-date with Game Design literature and standard methodologies to be an evangelist for the craft of Game Design
What You Bring:
- At least 6 years' relevant experience
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Expert with math, levels, and formulas in game environment
- Possesses an extensive knowledge of games and strategies
- Solid knowledge of game balancing and pacing
- Translates direct consumer insights, market data, and analysis into creative design solutions
- Passionate gamer
- 2+ shipped games
What We Offer You:
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 pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $123,200 and $182,360 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.
Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company's discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual's race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.
Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Zynga's in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, take2games.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).
Level Up Your Career with Zynga!
At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.
From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more!
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.
Join us and be part of the play!
Position Overview:
Zynga is looking for an experienced Principal Systems Designer to work on one of our new mobile games. This role leads and participates in direct design and creative input on content and system design in the game.
What You'll Do:
- Create or adapt game features and large scale systems to work with the game
- Write user experience stories and design documentation for new features and systems
- Own, drive, and collaborate with other disciplines for system development
- Work closely with other disciplines to design and prototype new gameplay and systems
- Create flexible sheets and models to balance sophisticated systems
- Design and balance content for new systems
- Create and improve tools to make the design pipeline faster and more efficient for the team
- Be the advocate of good design practices across the studio
- Pitch new ideas to the team/ lead brainstorming sessions
- Analyze real-time feedback and metrics, and adjust game designs accordingly while maintaining live game balance
- Remain up-to-date with Game Design literature and standard methodologies to be an evangelist for the craft of Game Design
What You Bring:
- At least 6 years' relevant experience
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Expert with math, levels, and formulas in game environment
- Possesses an extensive knowledge of games and strategies
- Solid knowledge of game balancing and pacing
- Translates direct consumer insights, market data, and analysis into creative design solutions
- Passionate gamer
- 2+ shipped games
What We Offer You:
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 pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $123,200 and $182,360 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.
Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.
Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company's discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual's race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.
Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Zynga's in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, take2games.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Principal Designer
Document your specialized design credentials early
Gather portfolio evidence that demonstrates advanced UX research, systems design, or cross-functional leadership. PERM requires your employer to verify you meet the minimum requirements for the role, so a clearly documented credential package speeds that process.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search PERM disclosure data through the OFLC Wage Search to identify companies that have sponsored Principal Designer or senior UX roles before. Prior filings signal an established internal process, which shortens your onboarding-to-petition timeline significantly.
Find green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Principal Designer jobs by employers who actively sponsor employment-based green cards, so you're not wasting applications on companies that only offer H-1B visa or no sponsorship at all.
Negotiate sponsorship commitment before accepting an offer
Ask whether the company will begin PERM filing within a defined window after your start date. Design roles sometimes shift scope after hire, and a delayed PERM can reset your priority date if the job duties change materially.
Confirm the job description matches your O*NET profile
DOL cross-references PERM applications against O*NET occupation data for Principal Designer and related design titles. Mismatches between listed duties and the standard occupational definition are a common reason for PERM audit or denial.
Understand how your birth country affects EB-2 versus EB-3 timing
If you were born in India or China, EB-2 backlogs can run years longer than EB-3 for certain priority dates. Filing under EB-3 first and later upgrading to EB-2 through a concurrent I-140 is a strategy worth exploring with your immigration counsel.
Green Card Principal Designer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Principal Designer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Principal Designer roles typically qualify under both categories. EB-2 applies when the position requires a master's degree or equivalent, or when you hold a bachelor's degree plus five or more years of progressive experience in design. EB-3 covers roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a related field such as graphic design, human-computer interaction, or a comparable discipline. Your employer's job description and your credentials together determine which category fits.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Principal Designer?
H-1B is a temporary nonimmigrant status capped at 85,000 per year and subject to an annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries and leads to permanent residency rather than a renewable but uncertain status. The PERM process takes longer upfront, often nine to eighteen months from labor certification to I-140 approval, but the outcome is permanent and not lottery-dependent.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for a design role?
Your employer must conduct a supervised recruitment process to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the Principal Designer position before DOL will certify the PERM application. This includes posting the role, reviewing applicants, and documenting results. The job duties and minimum requirements listed in the PERM must match what you actually do, so employers and candidates should align on the job description before filing begins.
How can I find Principal Designer jobs where employers are already open to green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Principal Designer roles filtered by employers with green card sponsorship history, so you're targeting companies that have already run PERM processes for design talent. This matters because many job postings don't mention sponsorship status, and cold-applying to companies with no prior PERM history in design often leads to a dead end during offer negotiations.
Can my employer start the green card process while I'm on H-1B status?
Yes. Employers regularly file PERM and I-140 while you're working on H-1B, and an approved I-140 protects your priority date even if you change employers later. Under AC21 portability rules, once your I-140 has been approved and your adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days, you can move to a same-or-similar role without losing your place in the green card queue.