Senior Storage Software Engineer — Linux & PS OS

PlayStation; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is seeking a Storage Software Developer to build high‑performance storage features across the I/O stack for Linux, FreeBSD, and PlayStation OS. You will work with system and kernel engineers to investigate problems, design solutions, and bring them into production.

Responsibilities include designing I/O paths, improving file system functionality, diagnosing issues, and optimizing storage performance for demanding workloads.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience developing storage software on Linux.
• Experience with Linux file systems and the block layer.
• Proficiency in C for systems programming.
• Experience debugging with perf, ftrace, or eBPF.
• Willingness to work across Linux, FreeBSD, and PlayStation OS.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain storage features and I/O paths for Linux systems.
• Develop or improve file system functionality.
• Diagnose correctness, reliability, and performance issues.
• Measure and optimize storage performance.
• Write maintainable code, tests, and documentation.
• Collaborate with engineers across storage teams.

Skills

Linux storage dev

Linux file systems

C programming

Perf/ftrace/eBPF

Problem solving

Collaboration

Tools

perf

ftrace

eBPF

io_uring

Rust

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is seeking a Storage Software Developer to build high‑performance storage features across the I/O stack for Linux, FreeBSD, and PlayStation OS. You will work with system and kernel engineers to investigate problems, design solutions, and bring them into production.

Responsibilities include designing I/O paths, improving file system functionality, diagnosing issues, and optimizing storage performance for demanding workloads.