Senior Software Engineer - Network Automation

PlayStation Global; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Network Reliability Engineering team in Berlin. The role involves designing and developing network orchestration systems, improving internal tools, and driving automation projects to enhance operational capabilities. The ideal candidate will have expertise in networking, Python, and experience with event-driven architecture and CI/CD pipelines.

Leistungen

30 days holiday plus 3 day Wellness Break

Health Insurance for €30/month

Pension plan after probation

Flexible working from home

Games allocation and annual PS Membership

Qualifikationen

• Strong understanding of network fundamentals (e.g., IP routing).
• Expert in Python programming and modern language features.
• Experience with event-driven systems and CI/CD pipelines.

Aufgaben

• Design, develop, and maintain network orchestration systems.
• Build and improve internal tools for managing a global network.
• Drive projects related to automation and tooling.

Kenntnisse

Network Fundamentals

Python Programming

Data Modeling

CI/CD Pipelines

Event-driven Architecture

Kubernetes

Linux Systems

Jobbeschreibung

PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were 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.

The Network Reliability Engineering (NRE) team plays a critical role in enabling this by modernizing how we manage and scale our global network infrastructure.

Driven by a customer-first attitude our mission is to enhance operational capabilities through automation orchestration and infrastructure as code. We build tools and services that support intent-driven operations allowing teams to focus on outcomes instead of manual processes. By providing robust APIs and self-service capabilities we empower engineers and partners alike.

We continuously refine our automation stack based on feedback fostering an agile environment that adapts to evolving industry needs. If youre passionate about innovation operational excellence and delivering impactful customer-focused solutionsjoin us in shaping the future of network reliability at PlayStation.

What youll be doing :

• Design develop and maintain network orchestration systems that streamline operations for Network Engineering and Operations teams
• Build and improve internal tools for deploying upgrading and managing a global network infrastructure
• Maintain extend and support existing automation and tooling to ensure reliability and scalability
• Own and drive projects related to network automation and tooling with minimal supervision
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve workflows and reduce operational overhead through automation

What were looking for :

• Strong understanding of network fundamentals (IP routing basic concepts of dynamic routing policy based routing decisions)
• Expert in the Python programming language and modern language features
• Proficient in data modelling data persistency (relational or NoSQL databases) and inter-system communication patterns and data serialization
• Experience with at least 3 of the following :

Reading interpreting and working with telemetry SNMP sFlow IPFIX data

• Event-driven system architecture and related messaging systems (e.g. ZeroMQ NATS Kafka)
• CI / CD pipelines (Gitlab CI ArgoCD)
• Kubernetes and Kubernetes API extensionsREST and message broker systems (ZeroMQ NATS Kafka or similar)
• Understanding test driven development (TDD) software testing and deployment strategies
• Working and understanding distributed code development workflows (git)
• Software process and release management
• Remote orchestration of network devices (Netconf OpenConfig GNMI or similar)
• Experience with Linux systems and containerized deployments.
• Experience with vendor hardware platforms (Juniper MX QFX SRX and EX series platforms Arista 7xxx series)
• Experience working in a globally distributed team and / or with IT Service Management (e.g. ITIL).
• Developing custom Kubernetes controllers and custom resource management systems
• Ability to translate networking and orchestration concepts to various stakeholders (e.g. infra engineers ops teams).
• Developing distributed systems designed as event-driven micro-service
• Proficient knowledge of vendor configuration management interfaces (Netconf and eAPI)
• Proficient knowledge of the NATS message bus (with Jetstream) and common communication patterns therein

Benefits :

• Salary : Annual salary paid across 12 month (different to other parts of Germany)
• Bonus : Discretionary bonus target level based on position level
• Pension : Defined benefit provided by HDI - 35 per month after successfully passing the probation period
• Flexible working : Employee can work from home in agreement with the manager
• Holidays : 30 days 3 day Wellness Break
• Health Insurance : 30 EUR / month (insurance coverage up to 800 EUR)
• Travel allowance : Public transportation allowance.
• Non contractual benefits : Games allocation Christmas closure days
• Other benefits : Long time service award. Free lunch Tuesdays and Thursdays soft drinks coffee fruit. Annual PS Membership Budget for personal development

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.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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