Platform Engineer, PlayStation

Application Networking

$150.1-225.1k

Kubernetes

Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

Office located in Aliso Viejo, CA

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

Be an early applicant

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Be an early applicant

$150.1-225.1k

Kubernetes

Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

Office located in Aliso Viejo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Company mission

To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We want an engineer committed to platform development, skilled in networking, application routing, and platform abstractions who enjoys converting architectural plans into stable, repeatable systems
Strong background in networking and distributed systems, particularly client/server communication models
Hands-on experience operating application gateways, proxies, or traffic management platforms
Experience managing Kubernetes-based systems in production environments
Solid understanding of:
HTTP, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, gRPC
TCP and UDP traffic patterns
Experience with L4/L7 routing concepts, load balancing, and traffic policy
Proven experience integrating Kong to provide enterprise middleware application routing implementations
Experience working with platforms that rely on configuration, control planes, or policy systems
Familiarity with DNS-based service discovery and naming strategies
Comfort working alongside infrastructure primitives such as networks, load balancers, and firewalls
Experience supporting globally distributed systems across regions, providers, and environments
Knowledge of gateway architectures, service mesh concepts, and internal service connectivity
Familiarity with modern platform practices: GitOps or equivalent experience, Infrastructure as Code, Automated policy enforcement
Knowledge of fundamental networking technologies such as BGP, eBPF, or overlay networking is an advantage
Strong communicator who can collaborate effectively across architecture, platform, and application teams
Comfortable working with distributed teams across multiple time zones
Product-minded, with a focus on developer experience, platform reliability, and adoption
Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and a bias toward documentation and knowledge sharing
Experience contributing to or collaborating on open-source software is a plus

What the job involves

This role centers on crafting and deploying collaborative application routing and networking platforms. These platforms use Kubernetes along with modern gateway and service mesh technologies
They support the exchange of information both from client to service and between services across PlayStation’s hybrid infrastructure
Compose, develop, and maintain common application routing frameworks that facilitate communication spanning client requests to service responses as well as between services
Develop and improve routing capabilities through the Kong ecosystem, including Kong API Gateway, Kong Ingress Controller, and Kong Konnect
Enable safe traffic management approaches that support scalability, resilience, and controlled change
Compose, build, and operate shared systems for managing application routing that enable client-to-service and service-to-service communication
Build and improve routing features with the Kong suite of tools (Kong API Gateway, Kong Ingress Controller, Kong Konnect)
Facilitate secure traffic management methods that promote scalability, resilience, and regulated change
Deploy and manage container-based routing and networking components on Kubernetes
Support east–west service connectivity within and across clusters, including service mesh-based solutions
Partner with Kubernetes platform teams to ensure routing infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and operable
Increase the reliability, performance, and observability of application routing platforms
Integrate routing platforms into CI/CD and GitOps workflows
Provide clear conventions, automation, and documentation to enable application teams to adopt the platform effectively

Our take

Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - PlayStation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionise gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.

As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.

PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.