Senior Software Engineer

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Japan); San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 193,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and scale cloud platforms, developer tools, and full-stack applications. You will drive AWS-based architectures, improve workflows, and provide guidance to engineers across teams.

Responsibilities include building secure, scalable services, implementing production-ready solutions, and contributing to engineering standards while collaborating with partners and users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in cloud platforms or backend systems.
• Strong Python proficiency and software design.
• Hands-on experience with production systems on AWS.
• Experience with IaC (Terraform) and REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure cloud services on AWS (serverless).
• Architect production AWS solutions using Lambda, Step Functions, ECS, DynamoDB, S3.
• Develop web applications spanning front-end, back-end, APIs and cloud infra.
• Integrate cloud services with internal/external systems securely.
• Design for operational reliability with monitoring and recovery.
• Diagnose production issues and improve performance and developer experience.
• Collaborate with teams to understand requirements and tradeoffs.
• Contribute to technical docs, standards, and code reviews.

Skills

Python programming

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

REST APIs

Debugging complex systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

AWS

Terraform

React/TypeScript/Node.js

CI/CD

Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will bring deep technical expertise, creative problem-solving, and strong communication skills to the design and development of cloud platforms, developer tools, and full-stack applications. You will help drive architectural decisions, build and scale production services, improve developer workflows, and establish engineering best practices. You will also serve as a technical resource for other engineers and users, providing technical guidance, documentation, troubleshooting, setup assistance, and expertise for the systems and tools you help build.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-effective cloud services on AWS, with a focus on serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Architect and implement production AWS solutions using services such as Lambda, Step Functions, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, and related technologies.
• Design and develop web applications and services spanning front-end, back-end, APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure.
• Integrate cloud services with internal and external systems using secure, reliable, and maintainable interfaces and engineering practices.
• Design for operational reliability, including robust error handling, monitoring, and recovery from failures.
• Diagnose production issues and identify performance, reliability, usability, and developer-experience improvements.
• Collaborate with engineers, users, and partner teams to understand requirements, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and deliver practical solutions.
• Contribute to technical documentation, engineering standards, code reviews, and architectural decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in cloud platforms, backend systems, or related fields.
• Strong proficiency in Python, including software design, automated testing, and dependency management.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing production systems on AWS.
• Experience with distributed, asynchronous, or event-driven system architectures.
• Demonstrated experience shipping and supporting at least one production cloud service.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC), particularly Terraform.
• Experience designing and integrating REST APIs or other service-to-service interfaces.
• Experience debugging complex systems and diagnosing issues across multiple services and components.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with serverless and container-based AWS technologies such as Lambda, Step Functions, ECS/Fargate, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, or EventBridge.
• Experience with AWS security and identity concepts, including IAM, least-privilege access, secrets management, and service-to-service authentication.
• Experience with observability, tracing, monitoring, and debugging using tools such as Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail.
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.
• Experience developing full-stack web applications using technologies such as JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Java, or SQL databases.
• Experience designing internal developer platforms, workflow systems, or developer-facing tools.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies such as Scrum.
• Familiarity with mobile application development, particularly Android or iOS.
• Familiarity with the PlayStation ecosystem.

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$193,300—$289,900 USD

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.