Software Engineer jobs in Canada

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

Job Role Responsibilities:

Develop, update, and maintain software application build and release pipelines and processes to deliver software across a variety of platforms, including PlayStation consoles, Web, Mobile, and PC

Automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools to ensure scalable, repeatable, and secure deployments across various environments

Build applications and tools that streamline application development and deployment processes

Facilitate the needs of dependent teams (engineering, QA, and operations) and work with external teams to achieve results

Monitor and measure software telemetry data (metrics, logs, traces) to identify gaps and prioritize improvements within our pipelines and tools

Build dashboards to visualize metrics and communicate the health and performance of our systems

Proactively diagnose and resolve CI/CD issues, as well as issues reported by development teams

Write documentation (Tutorials, How-to guides, Reference guides, Explanations) for our pipelines, infrastructure and tools

Collaborate with team members, globally, across all SIE offices, to effectively build and deliver PlayStation software experiences

Work with diverse web technology stacks

A strong understanding of object-oriented principles

Familiarity with common data structures and algorithms

Experience with Git, GitHub

Familiar with common web tooling and frameworks

Familiar with container technologies such as Docker

Familiar with Akamai and Content Delivery Networks

Understanding of "Phased Releases" and how it applies to CDN's

Comfortable navigating the Linux command line

Preferred Requirements:

Experience working with RESTful web APIs Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes

Strong understanding of Content Delivery Networks, particularly using Akamai

Understanding of Linux and Windows operating systems

Familiar with telemetry related technologies (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Cloudwatch, etc.)

Experience with AWS (EC2, EKS, S3, RDS, etc.)

Familiar with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery / Deployment (CI/CD)

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

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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.

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