Remote Senior Backend Game Services Lead

Sony Interactive Entertainment; United States; On-site; USD 217,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts for Sony products

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Senior Online Game Services Engineering Lead to design and build the core services in game development. You will work with a diverse, passionate team committed to creating a new franchise at PlayStation. Responsibilities include managing engineers, maintaining backend services, and collaborating on game features.

The estimated base pay for this remote position ranges from $217,000 to $325,000 USD, complemented by top-tier benefits, including medical and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend game services development.
• Exceptional collaborative and communication skills.
• Proven track record in managing and mentoring engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-quality backend game services.
• Manage and lead engineers, providing mentorship and support.
• Collaborate with teams to design services-driven features.
• Write clear technical documentation and communicate effectively.
• Handle production incidents and be part of the on-call rotation.

Skills

Production experience designing and building backend game services

Ability to communicate with diverse customers

Experience leading engineers

Ability to diagnose complex system failures

Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in Rust, C++ or C#

Tools

Docker

Git

Linux

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Senior Online Game Services Engineering Lead to design and build the core services in game development. You will work with a diverse, passionate team committed to creating a new franchise at PlayStation. Responsibilities include managing engineers, maintaining backend services, and collaborating on game features.

The estimated base pay for this remote position ranges from $217,000 to $325,000 USD, complemented by top-tier benefits, including medical and wellness programs.