Software Engineer, PlayStation
+ Discretionary bonus opportunity
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Be an early applicant
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
+ Discretionary bonus opportunity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- There is an expectation that all of us will continually be learning new technologies and approaches; anyone in this role will need to be comfortable with investigating, learning and discussing novel concepts
- Proficient in at least one programming/scripting language, with an appetite for learning more (we currently have production code in Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, and Bash, as well as HTML/CSS and React)
- Familiar with IaC - Terraform preferably, but conceptually similar systems like CloudFormation are fine too
- Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS) particularly serverless technologies (e.g. Lambda, DynamoDB)
- Knowledge of SQL, BI/visualisation tools, and data warehousing in general
- A strong understanding of web technologies and building modern websites
- Comfortable writing code that interacts with ReSTful APIs
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Apps, etc.)
What the job involves
- As part of the Data Science & Analytics Enablement group, the Analytics Engineering Platform team supports the use of a number of different visualisation tools across SIE
- From facilitating the hosting of vendor software on AWS, to building bespoke systems to support and enhance the use of these tools, the team has a variety of different responsibilities, and uses a variety of technologies to fulfil these
- Working in a small team, this engineer will be responsible for supporting and extending our analysis and visualisations tools to maximise their value across SIE
- This may take the form of engineering a software solution to a problem from scratch, or working to establish manual processes that form part of an operational workflow
- The team works on many different types of projects, and the day-to-day workload will undoubtedly reflect that variety
- We also treat our internal systems as products, and spend time refining these in order to allow us more time to deliver value to the wider business
- Work collaboratively within the core team, across the wider engineering function, and the whole business, to engineer innovative solutions to facilitate the use of visualisation tools across SIE
- Ensure these solutions follow industry best practices, as well as internal information security standards and requirementds
- Work with end users of all our systems to maintain and improve the functionality of said systems
- Control, and where possible reduce, the cost of running infrastructure and processes owned by the team
- Work with the rest of the team to ensure that all systems are monitored, and alerting is in place
Application process
- PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment
Salary benchmarks
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.
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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