Remote Backend Game Services Engineer

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE); United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) in the United States seeks a backend engineer to design, build, and operate services powering a multiplayer game from development through live operation. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams on core features such as sessions, matchmaking, and player progression, write technical docs, and respond to production incidents including on-call rotations.

Remote work may be available.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building backend services for games.
• Ability to diagnose complex system failures using logs and metrics.
• Ability to write, debug, and maintain Rust code.
• Strong communication and collaboration with technical and non-technical partners.
• Experience with online games operated as a service.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or guiding engineers.
• Ability to work with C++.
• Familiarity with Docker, Git, and Linux, including shell scripting and system configuration.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-ready backend game services.
• Work with a cross-disciplinary team on core features such as sessions, matchmaking, and player progression.
• Write concise technical documentation and communications that explain complex topics and align teams.
• Investigate and respond to production incidents, including an after-launch on-call rotation.

Skills

Backend game services

Diagnose failures with logs and metric

Rust code

Communication and collaboration

Online games as a service

Mentoring engineers

C++

Docker

Git

Linux

Shell scripting

Tools

Docker

Git

Linux

Shell scripting

C++

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) in the United States seeks a backend engineer to design, build, and operate services powering a multiplayer game from development through live operation. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams on core features such as sessions, matchmaking, and player progression, write technical docs, and respond to production incidents including on-call rotations.

Remote work may be available.