Senior Software Engineer

Description

The company is the team behind the PlayStation brand. It is a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation and builds cutting-edge hardware and network services used by more than 100 million people, as well as entertainment properties with a global following.

This role is for a Senior Software Engineer who will help design and build cloud platforms, developer tools and full-stack applications, shaping architecture, scaling production services, improving developer workflows and setting engineering practices.

You will also be a technical go-to for other engineers and users, offering guidance, documentation, troubleshooting, setup help and expertise on the systems and tools you help build.

Responsibilities

• Build, run and maintain secure, reliable, scalable and cost-effective cloud services on AWS, with an emphasis on serverless and event-driven designs.
• Architect and implement production solutions on AWS using services such as Lambda, Step Functions, ECS, DynamoDB and S3.
• Design and develop web applications and services across the front end, back end, APIs, databases and cloud infrastructure.
• Connect cloud services to internal and external systems through secure, dependable and maintainable interfaces.
• Build for operational reliability, with solid error handling, monitoring and failure recovery.
• Investigate production problems and find ways to improve performance, reliability, usability and the developer experience.
• Work with engineers, users and partner teams to clarify requirements, weigh technical tradeoffs and deliver practical solutions.
• Contribute to documentation, engineering standards, code reviews and architectural decisions.

Requirements

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in cloud platforms, backend systems or related areas.
• Strong Python skills, including software design, automated testing and dependency management.
• Hands-on experience designing and running production systems on AWS.
• Experience with distributed, asynchronous or event-driven architectures.
• You have shipped and supported at least one production cloud service.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, especially Terraform.
• Experience designing and integrating REST APIs or other service-to-service interfaces.
• Experience debugging complex issues that span multiple services and components.
• Strong written and verbal communication, and you work well across teams.
• Nice to have: experience with serverless and container-based AWS services such as Lambda, Step Functions, ECS/Fargate, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, SQS, SNS or EventBridge.
• Nice to have: knowledge of AWS security and identity, including IAM, least-privilege access, secrets management and service-to-service authentication.
• Nice to have: experience with observability, tracing, monitoring and debugging using tools such as Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail.
• Nice to have: experience designing CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.
• Nice to have: experience building full-stack web applications with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Java or SQL databases.
• Nice to have: experience designing internal developer platforms, workflow systems or developer-facing tools.
• Nice to have: familiarity with Agile methods such as Scrum.
• Nice to have: familiarity with mobile app development, particularly Android or iOS.
• Nice to have: familiarity with the PlayStation ecosystem.

Conditions

The base pay range is set using market benchmarking data and geographic location.

The base pay range may vary with the hybrid working policy. Individual pay depends on job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, experience and location.

The estimated base pay range is $193,300 - $289,900 USD.

The company runs background checks at the offer stage for all new hires, which may include criminal background checks for some roles, and will process personal information for this purpose.

The company is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Eligible for a top-tier benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, a matching 401(k), paid time off, a wellness program and employee discounts on Sony products.
• May be eligible for a bonus package.