Senior Software Engineer, PlayStation

• This is a senior engineering role where you will be expected to apply your technical expertise to deliver complex projects, solve challenging technical problems, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions and key initiatives across the organization
• You should have a strong track record of contributing to projects from start to finish, achieving meaningful outcomes, and making a positive impact on the products, systems, or processes you've worked on
• Your ability to deliver high-quality work within established timelines and constraints is crucial
• You should be able to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to various audiences, including technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders
• You should have expertise over several programming languages including C/C++, Go and Python with a strong passion for client and server technologies
• You’ll need to be passionate about games, software and hardware design, staying updated with emerging technologies and industry trends, and showcasing your ability to adapt to new challenges and technologies
• Proficient in several programming languages, which include C/C++, Go and Python
• Ability (and interest) in working across the stack in client and server tech, backed up with practical experience and portfolio
• Experienced with web technologies and services, including HTML5, REST, JSON, JavaScript, Docker, Kubernetes, oauth etc
• Experienced with Linux based servers, particularly those that run applications in Docker
• Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), or similar, certification or qualifications are desirable
• Exposure to cutting-edge Machine Learning and AI technologies, with a passion for exploring their impact on gaming and software development
• Strong technical background in maths or computer science, educated to at least degree level or with equivalent experience
• Able to review, debug and enhance already produced code
• Ability to work constructively as part of a larger team
• Ability to work proactively on your own
• Good presentation and communication skills

Desirable

• As part of the Gaming, Developer and Future Technology (GDFT), Applied Research Engineering team, you will implement and deliver state of the art applications and plug-ins, involving a wide range of products, services and platforms
• GDFT is focused on the future development of PlayStation, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference, love working with creative, intelligent, and collaborative colleagues. If that sounds like something you would love to do, we want to hear from you!
• Evaluating state-of-the-art research from our GDFT R&D teams, before productionising as a variety of cloud services, tools, plug-ins and applications
• Creating architecture, specifications and frameworks for use across multiple hardware and cloud architectures whilst considering the needs and requirements of other teams
• Collaborating with engineers and teams in Production Engineering to deliver network enabled solutions and components that can be packaged and deployed within cloud architectures
• Collaborating with the Project Management team and other engineers for planning, coordination and risk management
• Continuously innovating, developing, and delivering advancements for existing projects
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of the development process