Kubernetes Platform Engineer - Global Scale & Automation

Linuxconfig; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Platform Engineer to design andbuild Kubernetes-native systems at global scale. You will create controllers and operators to automate the lifecycle of platform services, while contributing to scheduling across hybrid cloud clusters and ensuring reliable, observable systems.

The role emphasizes Go development, Linux environments, and Kubernetes API work within an on‑premises and public cloud mix, supporting PlayStation infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and operations across cloud and on‑premises.
• Experience with Go or modern programming languages and Linux environments.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes controllers, operators and API extensions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Kubernetes controllers and operators for platform services.
• Contribute to a global workload placement system across hybrid cloud environments.
• Develop Kubernetes APIs and CRDs with clean interfaces for platform capabilities.
• Build and maintain reconciliation logic for distributed systems.
• Collaborate with platform teams to automate provisioning, upgrades, and lifecycle management.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go programming

Linux

Distributed systems

Automation

Cloud

Tools

Kubebuilder

controller-runtime

CRDs

Kubernetes APIs

GitOps

Cluster API

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Platform Engineer to design andbuild Kubernetes-native systems at global scale. You will create controllers and operators to automate the lifecycle of platform services, while contributing to scheduling across hybrid cloud clusters and ensuring reliable, observable systems.

The role emphasizes Go development, Linux environments, and Kubernetes API work within an on‑premises and public cloud mix, supporting PlayStation infrastructure.