Senior Software Engineer, PlayStation
$187.7-281.5k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Open for applications
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$187.7-281.5k
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
- Min. of 5 years systems level programming using C and C++
- Capable of writing clear and efficient C and C++ code with appropriate memory management, object-oriented design, and hardware specific performance optimizations
- Familiarity with operating system concepts such as threading, system calls, and interrupt handling
- Basic understanding of source control systems and software build systems. (Git/CMake)
Desirable
- Prior embedded system development
- Experience with lower-level system architecture such as memory mapping, DMA engines, and Assembly programming
- Understanding of concepts in digital signal processing (sampling, fourier transform, convolution, digital filter theory)
- Experience with GPU architecture and memory management
- Experience with game audio or audio system development
- Exposure to gaming console and/or consumer electronics development
What the job involves
- Our software production organization seeks a software engineer for our Platform Audio team
- This team is a trailblazer in audio technology
- Efforts here will contribute to the development of system libraries used for both our current and next generation PlayStation products
- You will drive the design and implementation of technology used for 3D audio, hardware DSP, and virtual reality
- The software you develop here is the foundation of an SDK for industry leading game and content developers and will change the way audio is used worldwide
- Experience with systems programming and debugging using C and C++
- Multi-threaded programming
- Ability to understand users’ requirements and drive integration
- Lead architecture design and development of audio systems and frameworks
- Collaborate with international counterparts to realize project and department goals
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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