Senior Game Services Engineering Lead

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE); EE. UU.; A distancia; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plan with employer matching

Paid time off

Wellness support

Employee discounts

Bonus eligibility

Descripción de la vacante

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is seeking a lead engineer to guide the backend services for a multiplayer game, taking projects from early development to production and scale. You will mentor engineers and partner with cross-functional teams to shape online features.

You will diagnose issues from logs and metrics and help teams reach aligned technical decisions, including participating in on-call rotations. Remote work may be available.

Formación

• Experience designing and building backend services for games.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading teams.
• Ability to diagnose complex failures using logs and metrics.
• Proficiency in Rust, C++, or C#.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical partners.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the engineering of backend services from development through production and scale.
• Mentor engineers and support career growth.
• Collaborate with design and engineering partners on online features (sessions, matchmaking, progression).
• Document technical topics and help teams reach aligned decisions.
• Diagnose production incidents and participate in on-call rotation.

Conocimientos

Backend game services

Mentoring engineers

Diagnostics with logs/metrics

Rust, C++, or C# coding

Cross-functional collaboration

Herramientas

Docker

Git

Linux

Descripción del empleo

Role overview

Lead the engineering of backend services for a multiplayer game, taking them from early development through production and scaling. The role combines hands-on service development with direct leadership and coaching of engineers, in close partnership with a cross-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reliable, production-ready game services.
• Manage and mentor engineers, offering feedback and supporting their career growth.
• Work with design and engineering partners on online features such as sessions, matchmaking, and progression.
• Explain technical topics clearly in documentation and team communications, helping groups reach shared decisions.
• Help diagnose and resolve production incidents, including participation in an after-launch on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Professional experience designing and building backend services for games.
• Experience managing, mentoring, or guiding engineers.
• Ability to investigate complex system failures using logs and metrics.
• Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in Rust, C++, or C#.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical partners.

Nice to have

• Experience developing online games as a service.
• Familiarity with Docker, Git, and Linux, including shell scripting and system configuration.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote work may be available, with compensation varying by location.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, a retirement plan with employer matching, paid time off, wellness support, and employee discounts. Bonus eligibility may also apply.