Data Engineer, PlayStation

$150.1-225.1k

SQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Scala

Java

Kafka

Kotlin

Spark

Flink

Git

JSON

REST API

Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

Office located in Aliso Viejo, CA

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

Job no longer available

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Job no longer available

$150.1-225.1k

SQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Scala

Java

Kafka

Kotlin

Spark

Flink

Git

JSON

REST API

Mid and Senior level

Los Angeles

Office located in Aliso Viejo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Company mission

To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You bring passion and expertise to continuously improve the value that our data platform provides to data producers and consumers across the organization, providing tooling, standard methodologies, and state-of-the art technology to empower data-driven decisions to the company
You are self-motivated and thrive in a distributed team environment - comfortable taking initiative, handling your own work, and collaborating effectively across time zones and communication channels, embodying our one team mantra!
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
3+ years of experience in software development and backend engineering developing and maintaining high throughput and concurrent systems with high availability and fault tolerance
Proficient in JVM Languages (Kotlin, Scala, Java) and Python
Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, and SQL
Knowledge of software paradigms like functional programming, object oriented programming, TDD
Knowledge of web technologies including REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets
Expertise on data structures (JSON, Avro, Protobuf) as well as unstructured and semi-structured data
Experience with ETL, stream processing, real-time pipelines, and batch processing
Familiarity with software development tools and processes like Git and CI/CD
Track record monitoring and analyzing system performance, isolating issues or bottlenecks that could impact reliability, performance and scalability
Self-motivated, strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with geographically remote teams
Experience with Amazon Web Services at enterprise scale including, but not limited to, OpenSearch, MSK, and EKS is a plus
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies is a plus

What the job involves

The Data Engineering Team fuels real-time, intelligent data insights for PlayStation’s Cloud Streaming offering. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with teams across PlayStation to deliver a scalable and reliable data platform that drives a data-first culture and outlook
As a Data Engineer II, you will develop and maintain server-side applications for shaping, managing, and transforming data on a large geographically distributed infrastructure for PlayStation
Your work will include developing JVM based applications using Kotlin, Scala, or Java, Flink jobs, and APIs to provide real time data and insights across the Cloud Streaming ecosystem to ensure seamless data flow throughout our data pipeline
Design and implement middleware and backend systems capable of handling high throughput and load
Develop and maintain stream processing jobs using Flink (stateful / stateless), and implement scalable ETL jobs that enable our partners and customers to glean intelligent insight
Optimize performance, reliability, and monitoring of the data pipeline stack
Support migration efforts of our on-premises Kafka to new cloud technologies
Perform in-depth analysis of functional or business requirements
Contribute to architectural decisions for PlayStation’s cloud streaming data pipeline
Liaise with product domain teams to help turn data into information, and information into business value

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 revolutionise 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.