Build Engineer

Sony Playstation; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Build Engineer to enhance existing build systems and support development tools. This role offers a chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the gaming industry. The position is available onsite, hybrid, or remote within the US, with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Matching 401(k)

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts for Sony products

Qualifications

• 6 years of professional work experience in a technical field.
• Ability to write, understand, and maintain batch and bash scripts.

Responsibilities

• Learn, maintain, and improve existing error checking scripts.
• Support internally developed and enterprise development tools.
• Research and experiment with new technologies, tools, and techniques.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical field

Tools

Perforce

Jenkins

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.

Build Engineer

San Diego Studio (Onsite, hybrid or remote from The US)

We have an exciting opportunity to join our San Diego Studios team here at Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation! We seek a Build Engineer to learn, maintain, and improve existing build systems technology as well as to configure development hardware and software for many different platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Learn, maintain, and improve existing error checking scripts for games, viewers, and tools
• Learn, maintain, and improve existing game and patch build scripts
• Support internally developed and enterprise (aka Visual Studio) development tools
• Maintain software on build desktops and servers
• Research and experiment with new technologies, tools, and techniques
• Configure and maintain development hardware (aka devkits)
• Configure game development software for various platforms (aka SDKs)
• Manage hardware inventory including desktops, monitors, dev hardware, etc
• Assist with hardware and software orders
• Assist with onboarding and offboarding hires for San Diego Studio
• Create software and support documentation

Requirements:

• 6 years of professional work experience in a technical field
• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field and/or equivalent work experience
• Ability to write, understand, and maintain batch and bash scripts (Powershell, Python, and other languages a plus)
• Ability to design and implement modular and easily extensible solutions
• Strong communication skills
• Strong organizational skills

Pluses:

• Understanding of Windows, Mac OS, and Linux
• Experience working with computer hardware and computer networking
• Experience with using Perforce or other version control systems
• Experience with Jenkins and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge or experience with Games or the Game Industry
• General understanding of Baseball and the MLB

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$106,700 — $160,100 USD

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.