Senior Service Reliability Engineer

Sony Interactive Entertainment; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Senior Service Reliability Engineer in Berlin to enhance the reliability and scalability of cloud gaming services. The role involves close collaboration with SRE management, influencing architectural solutions, and mentoring junior staff.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in software development or Linux systems administration, along with strong communication skills. Join us to lead initiatives that ensure operational success in an inclusive environment.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of 7+ years experience in Software Development and/or Linux Systems Administration.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Available to be scheduled in an on-call rotation.

Aufgaben

• Taking a leadership role in ongoing improvements in reliability and scalability.
• Working closely with SRE Management to define KPIs and processes.
• Influencing the architecture and implementation of solutions.
• Mentoring junior SRE staff.
• Leading small-scale projects from inception to implementation.

Kenntnisse

Linux Production Systems Engineer

Python

Web Services infrastructure

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

ElasticSearch

Grafana

MongoDB

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Service Reliability Engineer

As a part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the Gaming, Developer & Future Technology Group (GDFT) is leading the cloud gaming revolution, putting console-quality video games on any device, from TVs to consoles to mobile devices and beyond. Our Site Reliability Engineering team plays a significant role in delivering on the promise of a great cloud gaming experience to our customers. We do this by influencing design and operational decisions towards the overall stability of the gaming service. Our SREs focus on overall ownership of production, production code quality, and deployments. The successful candidate will be self‑directed and able to participate in the way we make decisions at different levels.

We expect our SREs to have opinions on the state of our service and provide critical feedback during different phases of the operational lifecycle. We are engaged throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring operational readiness and stability.

What you'll be doing:

• Taking a leadership role in ongoing improvements in reliability and scalability.
• Working closely with SRE Management to define KPIs, processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Influencing the architecture and implementation of solutions within the division.
• Mentoring more junior SRE staff and enabling them for success.
• Acting as a voice to represent SRE in the wider organisation.
• Representing the operational scalability of solutions in the wider division.
• Leading small‑scale projects from inception to implementation.
• Designing platform‑wide solutions and providing technical leadership during their implementation.
• Demonstrating a high level of organisational skills and initiative in the role.

What we're looking for:

• Minimum of 7+ years working experience in Software Development and/or Linux Systems Administration.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Available to be scheduled in an on‑call rotation.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Proficient as a Linux Production Systems Engineer, with experience managing large‑scale Web Services infrastructure.
• Development experience in one or more of the following programming languages: Python (preferred), Bash, Go, Java, C++, or Rust.
• Experience with at least 3 of the following topics:
• Distributed data storage at scale (e.g., Hadoop, Ceph).
• NoSQL at scale (e.g., MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra).
• Data aggregation technologies (ElasticSearch, Kafka).
• Scaling and running traditional RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL) with High Availability.
• Monitoring & alerting (Prometheus, Grafana) and incident management toolsets.
• Kubernetes and/or AWS (deployment and management).
• Software distribution (package management and distribution at scale).
• Configuration management (ansible, saltstack, puppet, chef).
• Software performance analysis and load testing (QA or SDET experience: a plus).

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