Senior Software Engineer SDK

Sony Playstation; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 193,300 - 289,900; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in San Mateo, California, is seeking a Software Engineer to develop and improve SDKs across various platforms. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of software development experience, proficient in C++ and JavaScript, and possess solid API design knowledge. This role involves building reusable APIs and ensuring SDK performance. The estimated salary range is $193,300 to $289,900 USD.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience writing high-performance code in C++.
• Solid understanding of API design principles.

Responsibilities

• Implement and improve framework features and SDKs across multiple platforms.
• Build clean, reusable APIs to simplify integration with platform services.
• Ensure SDKs are performant, scalable, and backward-compatible.

Skills

C++

JavaScript

TypeScript

API design

Jenkins

Education

B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent fields

Tools

CI/CD tools

React

Angular

Job description

Overview

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, PlayStation™Now, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Are you looking for a challenge?

We are seeking a Software Engineer to join the team to develop, maintain, and improve the framework powering a rich set of user experiences on multiple platforms.

What you will be doing?

• Implement and improve framework features and SDKs across multiple platforms while collaborating with application teams to help them meet their feature and performance requirements
• Build clean, well-documented, and reusable APIs to simplify integration with platform services
• Ensure SDKs are performant, scalable, and backward-compatible across versions
• Collaborate with framework, and application teams to define SDK requirements and developer experience
• Create and maintain developer documentation, sample apps, and integration guides
• Debug and resolve integration issues reported by partner teams or SDK consumers
• Continuously improve SDK usability, reliability, and adoption
• Collaborate with team lead and peers to seek/give feedback on pull requests, gather technical requirements and technical design documents

What we are looking for?

• B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent fields
• 3-5 years of professional software development experience
• Experience writing high-performance code in C++
• Experience with Jenkins or any CI/CD tools
• Experience writing JavaScript and/or TypeScript with popular frameworks like React, Angular, Ember and similar
• Solid understanding of API design principles, versioning, and backward compatibility

Bonus qualifications

• Familiar with React Native
• Experience building and shipping SDKs, libraries, or developer-facing platforms
• Familiar with Development on multiple platforms (Linux, Android, Windows)
• Experience with package management and distribution tools (e.g., Maven, Gradle, CocoaPods, npm, Conan)
• Experience working on cross-platform SDKs (Android, iOS, Web, or desktop)

Note: This job description includes references to a Candidate Privacy Notice and other policy details that are part of the role description.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$193,300 — $289,900 USD

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts 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.

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.

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