Full Stack Software Engineer, PlayStation

$145.7-218.5k

React

AWS

JavaScript

Java

Adjust

REST API

Ember

Angular 14+

Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

Job no longer available

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Job no longer available

$145.7-218.5k

React

AWS

JavaScript

Java

Adjust

REST API

Ember

Angular 14+

Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

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

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent, or at least 5 years of relevant professional experience
3-5+ years professional software development experience (Java, JavaScript)
Proficient in customer facing UI development (JavaScript/HTML5/CSS3)
Experience interacting with RESTful APIs
Experience collaborating with multi functional partners, especially with product, design, and server teams
Proficiency in performance optimization or comparable areas within your current field

Desirable

Experience with SPA frameworks such as React, Angular, Ember.js, or similar
Experience building back-end services using Object-Oriented languages such as Java, C#, JavaScript, or similar
Experience with Relational Databases
Experience with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies
Experience with hosting applications and services in AWS

What the job involves

PlayStation is looking for a Software Engineer to build systems which enable our business to craft incredible experiences on web, mobile, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5.
Ready for a rare opportunity to be part of a high-performance team, delivering high quality software, for one of the world's most recognizable brands? If you are passionate about quality, problem solving, and collaborating with teams across the globe, we believe you will be a phenomenal fit!
Capture and define requirements, and craft solutions using technologies such as JavaScript, Java and React
Own features, applications or libraries, meeting or defining evaluation criteria for testability, scalability, and performance
Ensure proper code and test coverage by writing effective unit and integration tests
Work with QA to maintain a high-level of software quality, helping to adjust and adapt solutions and processes as needed
Work independently, collaborate with other members of your team, and mentor junior members
Develop and maintain high-quality, efficient, and reusable code, while troubleshooting and problem-solving methodically and thoroughly, optimizing existing solutions, and refactoring the existing code base
Exercise your creative problem solving capabilities to optimize existing solutions and work with other teams to define a path forward
Participate in on-call support and production troubleshooting, which may occur during off-hours, to ensure the continuity and reliability of the PlayStation Network

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.