Staff Software Engineer - Real-Time Analytics Platform

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 198,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Data to shape the Real‑Time Analytics Platform for PlayStation. You will design, build, and operate high‑throughput distributed data systems and mentor engineers across teams.

Collaborate with Product, Infra, Security, and Data teams to drive scalable data platforms and to integrate AI‑powered improvements for data quality and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years designing and building large‑scale distributed systems with real‑time data processing.
• Strong Python and familiarity with Scala; production distributed systems experience.
• Hands‑on with Flink, Spark Structured Streaming or equivalent streaming tech.
• Experience with ClickHouse, Druid, and OLAP analytics databases.
• Experience with Kafka/MSK and event‑driven data pipelines; AI/ML tooling to automate workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate large‑scale distributed data systems for real‑time analytics.
• Lead architecture and evolution of streaming platforms to improve scalability and reliability.
• Own end‑to‑end platform capabilities from design to production operations.
• Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across teams.
• Collaborate with Product, Infra, Security, and Data teams to align strategy.

Skills

Python

Scala

Distributed systems

Mentoring

AI/ML techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Apache Flink

Apache Spark Structured Streaming

ClickHouse

Apache Druid

AWS MSK

Apache Kafka

Databricks

Apache Iceberg

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Data to shape the Real‑Time Analytics Platform for PlayStation. You will design, build, and operate high‑throughput distributed data systems and mentor engineers across teams.

Collaborate with Product, Infra, Security, and Data teams to drive scalable data platforms and to integrate AI‑powered improvements for data quality and operational efficiency.