Senior Software Engineer - Platform Core Solutions/Shared Services

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; California (MO); On-site; USD 177,300 - 265,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts on Sony products

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in California is seeking a Senior Engineer to design and develop high performance services for the PlayStation platform. This role demands expertise in Java, AWS, and scalability with a focus on collaboration and communication across teams.

Ideal candidates will possess at least 5 years of software development experience and a degree in computer science or related fields. The company offers an attractive benefits package and a competitive salary ranging from $177,300 to $265,900 USD.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with designing high performance, scalable services.
• Hands-on experience in AWS at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth analysis of requirements.
• Design and develop services and libraries.
• Drive performance testing strategy and workflows.

Skills

Java programming

Object-oriented design

REST web services

Spring/Spring Boot

SQL

Amazon Web Services

Python

Go

Education

Bachelor or Masters degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Oracle

Aerospike

DynamoDB

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.

The Platform Core Solutions/Shared Services Development Team works on designing and building solutions that provide standardized capabilities for use across the PlayStation platform. These solutions empower teams to focus on their core business functions by providing operationally sound services with ease of adoption. Our services include REST micro‑services as well as Java libraries dealing with data abstraction, event publishing, batch processing, secrets access and so forth. We are looking for problem solvers, who can take initiative to tackle the most interesting and diverse technical challenges of developing software at scale. We are open to adoption of the latest tools and techniques for solving complex problems.

Senior Engineer Responsibilities

• Perform in‑depth analysis of functional or business requirements.
• Design and develop highly performant and scalable services and libraries using industry standards.
• Play a senior role in design, development, quality and operations of services owned by the team partnering across product management, architects and operations. Drive performance testing strategy, define workflows. Develop test scripts and scenarios to meet these requirements.
• Position requires hands‑on technical expertise coupled with excellent problem‑solving and communication skills.
• Use agile development methodologies, provide time/resource estimates.
• Participate in on‑call rotations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Masters degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of software development experience, proficiency in Java programming and object‑oriented analysis and design.
• Experience developing high performance, scalable, active‑active web services using REST, and JSON.
• Experience working with Spring, Spring Boot and related Spring technologies.
• Proven understanding of SQL. Experience working with relational (Oracle or similar) and NoSQL databases (Aerospike, Dynamo or similar).
• Hands‑on experience in Amazon Web Services at enterprise scale is required including familiarity with EKS and managed services like DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda, etc.
• Experience with Python and Go is a plus.
• Track record monitoring and analyzing system performance, isolating issues or bottlenecks that could impact reliability, performance and scalability.
• Experience executing performance testing and/or development efforts for complex, high throughput systems.
• Drive and passion for quality with the ability to excite and motivate other team members.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work with geographically remote teams.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information 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.

Benefits

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. To learn more.

Salary: $177,300 — $265,900 USD