Junior Web Developer jobs in United States

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 PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, 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.

PlayStation is looking for a Software Engineer to help build our next generation technologies. Are you ready for a rare opportunity to deliver high quality, thoroughly tested code at one of the world’s most recognizable brands? We’re doing really cool things with web technologies like React, React Native, and more to keep PlayStation the #1 gaming platform in the world.

Yes, there is a Sony office in Waterloo, Canada! We are located in the heart of uptown Waterloo with many phenomenal restaurants and social opportunities right outside the door. We have a very flexible work from home policy: live close enough to the office for occasional in‑person meetings and events, otherwise work in the office as much or as little as preferred! Although your home base will be Waterloo, the team includes members in other PlayStation offices – strong abilities to collaborate in a hybrid environment is a must.

• Develop, test and document JavaScript‑based business critical web features and applications
• Work with Product Owners, Product Managers and Designers to understand feature requirements, gather technical requirements and craft solutions for JavaScript‑based components and applications for the PlayStation ecosystem
• Passionate about quality and strives to improve processes, proposes standard methodologies and drives their usage within the teams
• Write unit tests and component tests for features with key characteristics of stability and maintainability which prevent regressions in the product code.
• Work quickly and effectively in a fast‑paced ever‑evolving environment
• Work independently and collaborate with internal and external engineers
• Work with other team members by reviewing and giving feedback on pull requests and design plans
• Exercise your feature building capabilities and collaborate within your team to optimize existing solutions as well
• Participate in Hackathons and Cafe Days to improve your skills and increase innovation at PlayStation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent, or at least 5 years of relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree
• You possess 2+ years professional web development experience
• Highly proficient in customer facing UI Development using HTML, CSS, the JavaScript ecosystem and familiarity with popular frameworks like React, Angular, Ember, Jest, Babel, and TypeScript
• Experience collaborating with multi‑functional partners, especially with product, design, and server engineering
• Domain proficiency in performance optimization or comparable areas within your current field.
• Strong problem‑solving skills
• Ambitious with an ability to take initiative
• A passion for robust sustainable code

• Expertise with SPA/front‑end frameworks such as React, Angular, or similar
• Experience with React Native

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

The estimated Ontario base pay range for this role is listed below. $50.61 — $75.89 CAD