Engineering Manager, Engagement Platform & Scale

sonyglobal; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Engagement Platform Services (SEPS) seeks a Manager, Software Engineering to lead a high-performing team responsible for integrating and deploying Sony's Engagement Platform across business units. You will drive full-stack development, scale team capabilities, and ensure cross-SIE and Sony group collaboration.

The role emphasizes innovation, accountability, and engineering excellence while coordinating with global stakeholders, product managers, and technical teams to deliver value at scale

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software development
• 2+ years in people management leading multiple teams or a large team
• Able to mentor and empower teams including other managers
• Proven leadership in building and deploying internal apps and highly available services
• Strong communication and cross-group collaboration with non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to balance priorities across projects
• Ability to influence technical discussions and decisions
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience with Java, Kotlin or similar tech and delivering microservices
• Nice to have: React, React Native

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a growing team of engineers to deliver high-impact solutions
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture with accountability and continuous learning
• Drive delivery of cross-platform projects through effective estimation, planning, and value delivery
• Collaborate across global units and product teams across time zones
• Execute the team's vision, strategy, and roadmap to ensure focus and value
• Champion change and continuous improvement to enhance performance and outcomes
• Operate with autonomy in a large, distributed environment while managing complexity and ambiguity
• Uphold honesty, trust and ethical conduct

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Java/Kotlin

Microservices

React/React Native

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Sony Engagement Platform Services (SEPS) seeks a Manager, Software Engineering to lead a high-performing team responsible for integrating and deploying Sony's Engagement Platform across business units. You will drive full-stack development, scale team capabilities, and ensure cross-SIE and Sony group collaboration.

The role emphasizes innovation, accountability, and engineering excellence while coordinating with global stakeholders, product managers, and technical teams to deliver value at scale