Data Engineer II: Real-Time JVM Pipelines

Game Companies; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Diego, CA is seeking a Data Engineer II to design and maintain real‑time data pipelines for PlayStation’s Cloud Streaming platform. You will build JVM‑based backend services using Kotlin/Scala/Java, and collaborate with BI to turn data into actionable insights.

You’ll work with Kafka, Flink, Spark, and cloud technologies, ensure high throughput and reliability, and help migrate on‑premise systems to the cloud. Strong teamwork across time zones is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of backend engineering with high availability and fault tolerance.
• Proficient in JVM languages (Kotlin, Scala, Java) and Python.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, and SQL.
• Knowledge of REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets.
• Experience with ETL, stream processing, real‑time pipelines, and batch processing.
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD.
• Strong collaboration across time zones and teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement middleware and backend systems capable of handling high throughput and load.
• Develop and maintain stream processing jobs using Flink (stateful/stateless) and scalable ETL jobs.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and monitoring of the data pipeline stack.
• Support migration of on‑prem Kafka to cloud technologies.
• Perform in‑depth analysis of functional or business requirements.
• Contribute to architectural decisions for PlayStation’s cloud streaming data pipeline.
• Liaise with BI and product teams to turn data into information and business value.

Skills

Kotlin/Scala/Java

Python

Apache Kafka

Flink

Spark

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS (OpenSearch, MSK, EKS)

OpenSearch

MSK

EKS

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Diego, CA is seeking a Data Engineer II to design and maintain real‑time data pipelines for PlayStation’s Cloud Streaming platform. You will build JVM‑based backend services using Kotlin/Scala/Java, and collaborate with BI to turn data into actionable insights.

You’ll work with Kafka, Flink, Spark, and cloud technologies, ensure high throughput and reliability, and help migrate on‑premise systems to the cloud. Strong teamwork across time zones is essential.