Développeur·euse Build & Release Senior/ Senior Build & Release System Developer

PlayStation Network; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Montreal is seeking a Senior Build & Release System Developer to manage and enhance the build system for game development. You will support game production, maintain high reliability of CI/CD processes, and implement new automation workflows. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, and various programming languages. This role encourages innovation and offers opportunities to work with cutting-edge technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years operating a videogame CI/CD pipeline for a team of 200+ developers.
• Experience with Jenkins CI/CD systems (Jenkins and/or TeamCity).
• Excellent knowledge of version control systems (Perforce and/or Git).
• Excellent customer service mindset and communication style.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop automated workflows for game builds.
• Develop monitoring and alerting mechanisms.
• Support game production for automation needs.
• Monitor and fix build issues for reliability.

Skills

Operating a videogame CI/CD pipeline

Jenkins CI/CD systems

Unreal Engine or AAA game engine

Rust, Java, Go, C# or Python

Version control systems

Customer service mindset

Education

Bachelor degree in Information Technology or Computer Science

Tools

Perforce

Git

Cloud platforms

Terraform

Ansible

SaltStack

React or Vue

Job description

Senior Build & Release System Developer

PlayStation is a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

We welcome a passion for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

Position

Senior Build & Release System Developer at Haven Entertainment Studios. The Senior Build & Release System Developer will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of our build system that empowers Haven Game Studios game development. They will be in charge of maintaining high reliability of the system and all of its components using observability and alerting best practices. They will act as a primary support for the game development team, helping at landing important builds, investigating build issues and designing and implementing additional features requested by the development team.

Reporting

Reports to the team’s Technical Producer.

Responsibilities

• Maintain existing and develop new automated workflows to build, package and release game builds
• Maintain existing and develop new monitoring and alerting mechanisms
• Maintain existing game developer build dashboard with QoL improvements
• Support game production for their automation needs
• Monitor and fix build issues to maintain high reliability of the CI/CD pipeline
• Setup and maintain new on-premise build machines
• Optimize build iteration times and costs of operations
• Deliver and publish

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years operating a videogame CI/CD pipeline for a team of 200+ developers
• Experience with Jenkins CI/CD systems (Jenkins and/or TeamCity)
• Experience with Unreal Engine or other AAA game engine
• Knowledge of programming language such as Rust, Java, Go, C# or Python
• Excellent knowledge of version control systems (Perforce and/or Git)
• Excellent customer service mindset and communication style

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS or Azure)
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code principles and tools (e.g., Terraform)
• Experience releasing AAA game titles on multiple platforms
• Knowledge of configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, SaltStack)
• Knowledge of web-based user interface technologies (React, Vue, etc)
• Bachelor degree in Information Technology or Computer Science
• Knowledge of deployment & packaging tools for common videogame platforms

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.