Service Reliability Engineer, PlayStation

12 Month Contract

Salary not provided

$45 - $55 USD hourly

MongoDB

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Redis

Bash

Linux

Postgres

Cassandra

C++

Ansible

Saltstack

Hadoop

MySQL

Rust

Puppet

Chef

Prometheus

Grafana

Junior and Mid 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

Salary not provided

$45 - $55 USD hourly

MongoDB

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Redis

Bash

Linux

Postgres

Cassandra

C++

Ansible

Saltstack

Hadoop

MySQL

Rust

Puppet

Chef

Prometheus

Grafana

Junior and Mid 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

Minimum of 2+ years working experience in Software Development and/or Linux Systems Administration role
Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Available to be scheduled in on-call rotation
Proficient as a Linux Production Systems Engineer, with experience managing large scale Web Services infrastructure
Development experience in one or more of the following programming languages:
Python (preferred)
Bash, Go, Java, C++, or Rust
In addition, experience with at least 3 of the following topics:
Distributed data storage at scale (Hadoop, Ceph)
NoSQL at scale (MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra)
Data Aggregation technologies. (ElasticSearch, Kafka)
Scaling and running traditional RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL) with High Availability
Monitoring & Alerting (Prometheus, Grafana), and Incident Management toolsets
Kubernetes and/or AWS (deployment and management)
Software Distribution (Package management and distribution at scale)
Configuration Management (ansible, saltstack, puppet, chef)
S/W Performance analysis and load testing (QA or SDET experience: a plus)

What the job involves

As a part of Sony Computer Entertainment, the Gaming, Development, & Future Technology group (GDFT) is leading the cloud gaming revolution, putting console-quality video games on any device, from TVs to consoles to mobile devices and beyond
Our Site Reliability Engineering team plays a significant role in delivering on the promise of a great cloud gaming experience to our customers
We do this by influencing design and operational decisions towards the overall stability of the gaming service
Our SREs focus on three main things: overall ownership of production, production code quality, and deployments
The successful candidate will be self-directed and able to participate in the way we make decisions at different levels
We expect our SREs to have opinions on the state of our service and provide critical feedback during different phases of the operational lifecycle
We are engaged throughout the S/W development lifecycle, ensuring the operational readiness and stability

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.