Software Eng II

Sony Playstation; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Bristol is seeking a UI and Data Visualization Developer to join its team. The role involves developing tools for PlayStation game developers and requires strong UI/UX design and front-end web development skills. Ideal candidates should hold a BSc in Computer Science and have experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The company offers a hybrid working arrangement, private medical insurance, and various other benefits.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus opportunity

Hybrid Working

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Scheme

25 days holiday per year

Free soft drinks

Access to cycle garage and showers

Qualifications

• Strong UI / UX and data visualization design skills.
• Practical front-end web development experience.
• Solid understanding of software testing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer requirements to produce maintainable designs.
• Participate in design, code, and documentation reviews.
• Write code and tests to implement features.

Skills

UI/UX design skills

Front-end web development

Strong problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills

Education

BSc in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Svelte

D3

TailwindCSS

Job description

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.

The role

• Join the team that creates PlayStation development tools used by thousands of game developers, testers, artists, and producers to make every PlayStation game.
• Working with experienced colleagues, you will play a fundamental role in developing new UI and data visualization tools for our distributed build acceleration and data processing tools running on local and cloud based clusters. Examples of similar systems include Perfetto and Grafana.
• The ideal candidate should have a strong desire to continue to learn, to develop and to explore ideas; to demonstrate strong UI and visualization design skills, coding skills, and, above all, have a passion for quality.

What you'll be doing

• Work with team mates to analyze customer requirements to produce maintainable designs.
• Participate in design, code, and documentation reviews.
• Work with team mates to agree estimates for tasks.
• Write code and tests to implement features whilst incorporating feedback from code reviews.
• Provide guidance to technical writers producing documentation.
• Work with support engineers on customer issues.

What we are looking for

Must have

• BSc in Computer Science, a similar degree or equivalent experience.
• A good academic background is beneficial, however an ability to demonstrate relevant experience and capabilities will be of equal merit to academia.
• Strong UI / UX and data visualization design skills.
• Strong, practical front-end web development using HTML / CSS / JavaScript and technologies such as Svelte, D3 and TailwindCSS (or similar).
• A solid understanding of software testing techniques including writing unit tests.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills; a good standard of spoken and written English.

Nice to have

• Practical C/C++ experience.
• Knowledge of database technologies, particularly SQLite.
• Experience with other languages including Python and C#.
• Experience with a variety of build systems such as Ninja and CMake.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Version Control systems (including Git).

Benefits:

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• Free soft drinks
• Access to cycle garage and showers