Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform

Sony Interactive Entertainment; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 187,363 - 265,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Matching 401(k)

Paid time off

Employee discounts for Sony products

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for its Machine Learning Platform. You will architect and lead the design of next-generation ML inference infrastructure to support globally distributed model serving.

The ideal candidate has a Master's degree and at least 5 years of experience with low-latency inference systems and large-scale distributed systems, proficient in Scala and Golang. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing and deploying low-latency, high-throughput inference systems.
• Experience with building large-scale distributed systems in Scala.
• Proficient in GitHub Prow workflows, automating reviews, and multi-repo pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the design of ML inference infrastructure.
• Standardize ML platform practices while mentoring engineers.
• Enhance scalability, reliability, and performance of distributed inference algorithms.

Skills

Computer vision

Distributed systems

Scala

ML inference

Golang

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Bazel

GitHub Prow

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

The estimated base pay range for this role is $187,363 - $265,900 per year. 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 employee discounts for Sony products. This role may also be eligible for a bonus package.

We conduct background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

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.