Software Engineering Senior Manager, PlayStation

Salary not provided

+ Discretionary bonus opportunity

React

React Native

Java

Kotlin

Expert level

London

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

Job no longer available

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

+ Discretionary bonus opportunity

React

React Native

Java

Kotlin

Expert level

London

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

Overall experience of at least 10 years in the software development industry
At least 3-5 years of people management experience, with experience managing multiple teams or one larger team
Able to manage, mentor, and empower teams, including other people managers
Proven leadership skills and a passion for building, maintaining, and deploying both internal business applications and highly available services
Strong communication, cross-group collaboration, and interpersonal skills. The ability to flex communication style to work with business and non-technical users in addition to engineers
Ability to balance priorities across multiple projects
Ability to advise and influence technical discussions and decisions
Experience with agile development practices emphasising continuous improvement
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience with Java, Kotlin, or similar technologies, and delivering microservices
Prior experience with one or more of the following technologies or areas is a plus: React, React Native, personalization, advertising tech, machine learning, data science

What the job involves

We are seeking a Sr Software Engineering Manager to develop and guide a team of Engineers within the PlayStation Personalization ecosystem
This system delights and engages users across our many PlayStation platforms, including the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, web, mobile, and beyond
You will be responsible for developing a London presence for a wider engineering org and creating a productive engineering environment and levelling up your team and our capabilities
You will collaborate with business users, product managers, UX designers and other technical teams across the globe in the execution of our Personalization objectives
Leading, mentoring, and empowering a growing team of hardworking engineers to deliver against strategic business outcomes
Establishing a strong and inclusive engineering culture within our London office
Assist in the delivery of multiple projects across multiple platforms. Helping teams estimate, plan, and slice projects to frequently deliver value to production
Collaborate across business units and product teams spread over multiple timezones execute against the team's vision, strategy, and roadmap
Act as a change agent, initiating appropriate changes to support continuous business improvement
Comfort with proactively and independently working towards results in large, distributed team environments
Work with our Direct to Consumer business teams, serving as UK timezone contact for the internal customers of our team

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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.