Staff Network Automation Engineer (Kubernetes, APIs)

Sony Playstation; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment seeks a Staff Software Engineer to shape the next generation of our network automation platforms. You will design control-plane services, declarative APIs and intent-based controllers that scale across data centers and cloud regions.

The role combines hands-on engineering with setting technical direction, mentoring engineers and aligning architectures across software, networking and operations.

Qualifications

• Backend language proficiency in Python, Go, Rust or Java.
• Experience building Kubernetes controllers or operators.
• Experience with event-driven distributed systems and eventual consistency.
• Designing self-service, multi-tenant platforms.
• Strong API and schema design, including versioning.
• Technical leadership across teams with architectural influence.
• Track record delivering production systems for large-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for network automation and infrastructure control platforms, treating the self-service network API as a product by working with users and partner teams to define outcomes.
• Design and build APIs, services, controllers and reconciliation workflows that manage production infrastructure safely at scale.
• Own the operational Kubernetes path: CRD rollout, RBAC and admission, controller health, Helm packaging, deployment drift and incident diagnosis.
• Mentor engineers, lead technical and design reviews, and raise software engineering standards across the wider organization.
• Drive technical alignment across software engineering, networking, operations and architecture teams; lead decisions within your area of accountability.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

Java

Kubernetes

API design

Technical leadership

Event-driven systems

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment seeks a Staff Software Engineer to shape the next generation of our network automation platforms. You will design control-plane services, declarative APIs and intent-based controllers that scale across data centers and cloud regions.

The role combines hands-on engineering with setting technical direction, mentoring engineers and aligning architectures across software, networking and operations.