Senior Service Reliability Engineer

PlayStation Network; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading global entertainment company in Berlin is seeking a Senior Service Reliability Engineer. The position involves driving reliability improvements, collaborating with SRE management, and mentoring junior staff. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in software development or Linux systems administration. The role demands strong technical skills in Linux systems, Python, and cloud technologies like AWS and Kubernetes, and offers an inclusive work environment.

Leistungen

Inclusive work environment

Growth and development opportunities

Diversity initiatives

Qualifikationen

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

Aufgaben

• Take a leadership role in ongoing improvements in Reliability and Scalability.
• Work closely with SRE Management to define KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Influence solutions architecture and implementation across the division.

Kenntnisse

Linux Production Systems Engineer

Python

Bash

Go

Java

C++

Rust

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Prometheus

Grafana

PostgreSQL

MySQL

ElasticSearch

Kafka

Jobbeschreibung

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.

Senior Service Reliability Engineer

As a part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the Future Technology Group (FTG) 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 three main things: 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
• Work closely with SRE Management to define KPIs, processes and drive continuous improvement
• Influence the architecture and implementation of solutions within the division
• Mentor more junior SRE staff and enable them for success
• Act as a voice to represent SRE in the wider organisation
• Represent the operational scalability of solutions in the wider division
• Lead small-scale projects from inception to implementation
• Design platform-wide solutions and provide technical leadership during their implementation
• Demonstrate a high-level of organizational 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 role.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Available to be scheduled in 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
• In addition, experience with at least 3 of the following topics:
• Distributed data storage at scale (Hadoop, Ceph)
• 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)

What you'll be doing:

• Taking a leadership role in ongoing improvements in Reliability and Scalability
• Work closely with SRE Management to define KPIs, processes and drive continuous improvement
• Influence the architecture and implementation of solutions within the division
• Mentor more junior SRE staff and enable them for success
• Act as a voice to represent SRE in the wider organisation
• Represent the operational scalability of solutions in the wider division
• Lead small-scale projects from inception to implementation
• Design platform-wide solutions and provide technical leadership during their implementation
• Demonstrate a high-level of organizational skills and initiative in the role

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, 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.

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