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PlayStation Global
Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
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.
Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.
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
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.
Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.
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.
Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
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.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
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