Sr. Software Engineer

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; California (MO); On-site; USD 199,244 - 208,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Matching 401(k)

Employee discounts for Sony products

Paid time off

Wellness program

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer in San Mateo, CA to architect and develop mission critical data activation platforms. The position requires a Master's in Computer Science and experience with distributed systems and AWS services.

Ideal candidates will possess strong Java/Kotlin skills, and a background in monitoring services and managing data flows. This role features a competitive salary range of $199,244.00 – $208,700.00/year and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and wellness programs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree and 2 years of experience in real-time distributed systems.
• Expertise in AWS and managing components like DynamoDB and S3.
• Proficient in Java/Kotlin and using frameworks like Spring.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop data activation platforms.
• Ensure low latency and high throughput in data flows.
• Utilize CI/CD for rapid delivery of services.

Skills

AWS services

Distributed systems

Test Driven Development

Java/Kotlin

Real-time data processing

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Cloudwatch

Kafka

MySQL

Spring Boot

Job description

Sr. Software Engineer

San Mateo, CA

Role Overview

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Sr. Software Engineer in San Mateo, CA to architect, design, and develop mission critical data activation platform.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, or related field or equivalent, and two (2) years of experience designing and developing real-time distributed systems to power core experiences; developing distributed systems with a focus on low latency, high throughput, and high availability; utilizing AWS services and ability to manage AWS components DynamoDB, S3, SQS, and IAM; using dependency injection frameworks including Guice and Spring to build modular and testable code; developing application through TDD (Test Driven Development) and unit testing process using Junit and Mockito; monitoring service health using Cloudwatch, DataDog, and Grafana; ensuring rapid delivery of services using CI/CD infrastructure; managing data pipelines, real-time data flows, stream processing and distributing data flows using Kafka, Flink, and Spark; ensuring high throughput through caching data in stores including Redis and Aerospike; and in executing duties, utilizing MySQL database, Spring frameworks (Springboot and Spring Actuator), event streaming platforms including Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, and SNS and JVM based languages including Java/Kotlin. Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.

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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. Click here to learn more.

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

$199,244.00 – $208,700.00/year

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