Staff Software Engineer, PlayStation
Cloud Services, Distributed Systems
$192.5-288.7k
+ This role also may be eligible for a bonus package
Office located in Aliso Viejo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Open for applications
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$192.5-288.7k
+ This role also may be eligible for a bonus package
Office located in Aliso Viejo, 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
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant development experience
- Proficiency in Java required
- Proficiency in Python required
- Previous experience working in Unix/Linux programming environments
- Advanced knowledge of distributed systems architecture and cluster computing
- Strong Knowledge in both NoSQL and Relational Data Stores
- Strong understanding of concepts such as concurrency, parallelism, and event driven architecture
- Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Consul, and other CNCF technologies
- Knowledge of Web technologies including REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSocket
- Intermediate knowledge of version control tools such as git and GitLab
- Working knowledge of TCP/IP and network programming
- Previous experience with continuous integration and delivery
- Familiar with Agile development environment
- Enjoys working in a multifaceted and fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Accountability
- Contribution to the open-source community is a plus (ie. blogs, source code, etc)
- Experience with SQL, Kafka is a plus
- Gamer is a plus
What the job involves
- Sony Interactive Entertainment's Future Technology Group (FTG) team is leading the cloud gaming revolution, putting console-quality video games on any device
- We are looking for passionate software engineers who are fascinated by the technologies behind the Internet and cloud computing
- As a Staff Software Engineer on the Technical Operations Systems & Integrations team, you’ll play a key role in the design and development of critical systems for network observability and protection in a large geographically distributed network infrastructure
- Additionally, you will play an essential role in the development of our internal Cloud Services Hub—a centralized platform designed to drive seamless customer engagement, streamline service delivery, and empower innovative solutions
- Provide domain direction and influence overall strategy of projects/products
- Gather functional requirements and develop technical specifications
- Review and consult on designs by other engineers
- Architect major features, frameworks, sub-systems while modeling high standards for testable design and automation
- Ownership of the implementation, and delivery of features/components from start to finish
- Work closely with stakeholders and product owners to identify areas for product improvement
- Proactive root cause analysis for reported issues
- Communicate estimates, schedules, issues and dependencies to technical or project lead
- Define and craft integration tests with Test Engineering teams
- Continually bring new ideas and insights about technology to the engineering team
- Mentor other team members on standard development methodologies
- Advocates software craftsmanship and takes pride in their work
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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