Software Engineering Manager, PlayStation
$195.5-293.3k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Be an early applicant
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$195.5-293.3k
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
- 3+ years of people management experience
- A bachelor’s degree in computer science, or equivalent experience
- Hands-on experience building software products
- Experience in building high-performance Windows applications or SDK
- Working knowledge of AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
- Proven history of recruiting and building great teams
- Ability to thrive on a high level of autonomy and responsibility
- Great written and verbal communication skills
- Passion for supporting team member’s career growth
Desirable
- Experience with game development or game engine development is a strong plus
- Experience with Windows/PC Security software development a strong plus
What the job involves
- You will lead a passionate engineering team responsible for developing Microsoft Windows® PC based software for the PlayStation® and other applications/devices
- You will be responsible for providing strong technical leadership in highly secure and performant PC-based software design and development
- Lead, coach, mentor, grow, and empower your team to achieve personal and professional goals
- Understand the product requirements and create technical specification as a product owner
- Lead day-to-day activities of the team using Agile/Scrum methodology
- Collaborate with geographical diverse teams to coordinate development activities
- Guide the team technically to build high quality products
- Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of PlayStation's engineering management team
- Recruit and build a great team
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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