Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 187,363 - 265,900; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Machine Learning Platform in San Diego, CA. This role involves leading the design of next-generation ML inference infrastructure with a focus on high availability, scalability, and cost efficiency. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in low-latency system designs, as well as a master's degree in Computer Science.

Responsibilities include architecting infrastructure and optimizing ML algorithms while mentoring team members. This position provides competitive compensation between $187,363 and $265,900 based on experience.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience designing and deploying low-latency, high-throughput inference systems.
• Experience with multimodal models including CNNs, segmentation, and object detection.
• Familiarity with enterprise feature stores for low-latency feature delivery.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead design of ML inference infrastructure.
• Ensure model serving with high availability and scalability.
• Mentor engineers on ML platform practices.

Skills

Low-latency systems design

High-throughput inference systems

Distributed systems

Scala

Machine Learning algorithms optimization

Golang

Continuous integration/Continuous Deployment

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Bazel

Pulumi

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform

San Diego, CA

Role Overview

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform in San Diego, CA to architect and lead the design of next-generation ML inference infrastructure to support globally distributed, multi-tenant model serving with high availability, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent and five (5) years of experience designing and deploying low-latency, high-throughput inference systems supporting computer vision and multimodal models including CNNs, segmentation and object detection; building large-scale distributed systems in Scala using reactive frameworks, multithreading, and Guice dependency injection; integrating enterprise feature stores to ensure consistent, low-latency feature delivery; developing ML inference services within Bazel‑based monorepos ensuring hermetic builds and seamless integration with secure enterprise CI/CD pipelines (Prow); extending GitHub Prow workflows by writing Golang plugins/controllers to automate reviews, enforce policies, and coordinate multi‑repo build/test/deploy pipelines; utilizing Pulumi to provision and manage scalable, reproducible, and cloud‑agnostic inference environments; applying formal methods and computational theory to enhance scalability, reliability, and performance of distributed inference algorithms; optimizing ML algorithms in Scala, Java, and Go to improve memory efficiency, hardware utilization, and runtime speed; designing advanced observability frameworks with distributed tracing, model drift detection, and performance analytics; and standardizing ML platform practices while mentoring engineers and aligning architecture with MLOps, compliance (GDPR, SOC2), and scalability standards.
• Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.

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Salary

The estimated base pay range for this role is $187,363 – $265,900/year.

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.