Staff Software Engineer / Solution Architect, PlayStation
$192.5-288.7k
Office located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Job no longer available
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$192.5-288.7k
Office located in Aliso Viejo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- Experience with high volume real-time stream processing
- Experience with unstructured data management (video, audio, text, images, etc.)
- Experience with various NoSQL database types preferred and the ability to establish criteria for selecting the most suitable database for specific use cases
- Experience in AI/ML Frameworks and Libraries such as Azure ML Studio, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Torch, Apache MXNet or similar
- Experiences related to AWS services such as SageMaker, Bedrock, EMR, S3, OpenSearch Service, Step Functions, Lambda, Glue, MSK, and EC2
- Strong communication skills, with attention to detail and ability to convey rigorous mathematical concepts and considerations to non-experts
- Must be able to adjust to constant business change; common types of changes include new requirements, evolving priorities, and emerging practices
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Expert in various data serialization protocols (i.e. Avro, Protobuf) with the ability to guide and implete best practices for their use in data architecture
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Software engineer with experience being a hands-on solution Architect
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key partner organizations (production engineering, R&D, TechOps, Data partners, ...)
- Transition solutions from architectural designs to practical, efficient deployment and maintenance, ensuring scalability and robust performance in production environments
- Build a “go-to-architecture" framework and scalable platform technology components that are flexible for deploying existing and future Data & ML models and products with an agile mindset, including scalable architecture for large language models (LLM’s)
- Provide expertise in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation to improve the efficiency of development and deployment processes
- Ensuring all deliverables are of high quality by setting development standards, adhering to the standards, and participating in code reviews
- You are a highly skilled software engineer with strong experience in system design, building, and developing scalable and sustainable solutions
- You are proficient in Java, PyPark or Python, with experience in Scala is a plus
- You excel in managing large data sets and have built data pipelines on technologies such as Spark, Presto, Flink, or Kafka
- Design event-driven architectures that respond to data streams instantaneously
- Ensure system scalability to handle growing data demands and maintain low latency
- E2E understanding about building data products (data emission all the way to data reporting/visualization)
- Experience with creating pipeline for unstructured data will be a big plus
- Work with data engineers and data scientists to develop robust data pipelines for high-quality data acquisition, storage, and processing
- Evaluate AI technologies, frameworks, and platforms to identify optimal solutions for specific use cases and business requirements
- Collect feedback from multiple stakeholders to align technical implementation with requirements
- Collaborate closely with security leaders to proactively mitigate risks and ensure ethical AI implementation
- Implement safeguards to address training data poisoning, AI model theft, and other security challenges
- Identify potential risks and challenges associated with AI implementations and develop mitigation strategies to ensure reliability and robustness
- Ensure compliance with risk and data governance standards by implementing strong security measures and staying updated on industry best practices
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 revolutionize 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.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at PlayStation
- We're proud to celebrate diversity at PlayStation
- Our Employee Resource groups, including Women@PlayStation, REPRESENT@PlayStation, Wellbeing@PlayStation, and our award-winning LGBTQ+ group, Pride@PlayStation, actively promote inclusion in the workplace and beyond
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