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Sony Interactive Entertainment

PlayStation hardware, network services, and games

Senior Software Engineer

Full-Stack EngineeringUpdated on Nov 11
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience designing, developing, and maintaining applications for IT systems where high availability, quality, and security are important.
  • Experience in system development and operations in a Linux environment.
  • Experience developing and operating systems using container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.
  • Full-stack development experience.
  • Experience designing and implementing APIs.
  • Experience designing and developing systems using relational databases.
  • Experience analyzing and modeling complex business domains.
  • Experience designing systems with data consistency and transactions in mind.
  • Experience developing and operating large-scale systems.
  • Ability to communicate technically in English, including participating in meetings, design reviews, technical discussions, and document creation with global team members.
  • Native-level Japanese proficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze requirements from stakeholders, primarily PlayStation product design and manufacturing departments, and define system requirements.
  • Drive system and software architecture, development, testing, and deployment in on-premises and container-based environments.
  • Design, build, and operate applications and systems with high availability and security in mind.
  • Improve performance and quality, and drive ongoing operational improvements.
  • Analyze business requirements and system issues, and design systems with data consistency and transactions in mind.
  • Drive development from a technical perspective in collaboration with development teams, including external partners.
  • Conduct technical reviews, quality management, and progress management for external development partners, and promote collaboration.
  • Improve the efficiency of the overall system using knowledge of on-premises and container-based environments and software development.

Desired Qualifications

  • Development experience using Go, React, or C++.
  • Systems programming experience using Rust.
  • Database development experience using SQL or PL/SQL.
  • Knowledge or experience in security design.
  • Development experience using AI or large language models, or a strong interest in doing so.
  • Interest in PlayStation or games.

About the Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment

PlayStation hardware, network services, and games

PlayStation is a division that develops and operates PlayStation hardware, software, and online services for a global audience. Its products include consoles, games from PlayStation Studios, and the PlayStation Network, which enables digital purchases, online multiplayer, and cloud saves. A PlayStation console plays games from discs or downloads, connects to PSN for online features, and uses digital stores to access a library of games from first- and third-party partners. The goal is to provide borderless, high-quality entertainment and grow the PlayStation ecosystem by tightly integrating devices, services, and exclusive content.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
San Mateo, CA
Founded
1994

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