Software Engineer, PlayStation
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Job no longer available
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Office located in San Mateo, 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
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3+ years professional experience writing scalable server side code, or full stack applications
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, Angular JS, React, or similar
- Outstanding problem-solving skills and a meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse, inclusive environment, promoting a culture of teamwork and innovation
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively convey complex technical concepts, able to adapt your style to the differing needs of our partners
Desirable
- Current experience of Trust & Safety practices and technologies
- Experience working as, or with, a game title developer on a shipped product
- Strong sense of ownership
What the job involves
- We have a great opportunity for qualified candidates to work in our Trust & Safety engineering team
- You will work hand in hand with game title developers to integrate upcoming games with SIE's online safety technologies
- You'll work with Product and Operations teams to identify integration requirements, and with other engineers to implement any new services or applications identified
- This role provides an exciting way to help PlayStation keep its players safe online, and to contribute to the gaming community as a whole
- You'll integrate and develop innovative services and applications to detect, report, and action toxic actors and content in games and on the PlayStation Network
- If you want to make a difference in people's live, this is the role for you!
- Develop, implement, and maintain software solutions to ensure the highest levels of Trust & Safety within the PlayStation ecosystem
- Collaborate with game studio developers to ensure their titles offer the highest level of online safety support, legal compliance, all while fitting into SIE's safety policies and strategies
- Apply your expertise to identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems, ensuring flawless performance and reliability
- Contribute to PlayStation's future direction by partnering with collaborators to identify alignments, common workflows, propose architectures, and work across multiple regions to achieve them
- Work diligently to improve existing systems and processes, continuously striving for progress and perfection
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
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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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