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Staff Software Engineer
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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.
Staff Software Engineer, Client Engineer
San Mateo, CA
Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment, producing the PlayStation family of products and services, including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®Plus, and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
Are you looking for a challenge?
We are looking for a person with deep expertise in native iOS development to drive the evolution of our mobile application ecosystem. This role will shape the architecture, frameworks, and technical direction of the PlayStation experience on iOS, helping deliver seamless, performant, and delightful applications to millions of players worldwide.
As a Staff Engineer, you will not only design and build critical components but also provide technical leadership, mentor engineers across the team, and partner with product, design, and platform stakeholders to ensure scalable and sustainable solutions.
Come be part of the team to realize the next phase of gaming expansion for our 100M+ monthly active PlayStation users.
Responsibilities:
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Define and drive the architectural vision that powers PlayStation iOS app experiences. Produce and integrate iOS frameworks and SDKs to support development across teams for the Mac platform and meet feature and performance requirements.
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Lead the design and build UX experiences written in Swift and and implementation of high-performance native modules in C++ with iOS APIs (Objective-C/Swift).
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Partner closely with cross-platform teams to establish standards, patterns, and best practices that scale across multiple desktop platforms.
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Apply architectural design patterns such as MVC, MVVM, MVP to develop sustainable and reusable codebase.
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Mentor and coach engineers across the team, raising the technical bar and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
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Collaborate with UI designers, product managers, and international partners to transform requirements into high-quality, maintainable macOS solutions (USA/Japan/Canada).
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Drive performance optimization, stability, and system-level integration for iOS-specific features.
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Contribute to the design of APIs, SDKs, and developer-facing tools that accelerate PlayStation app development.
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Represent the team in architectural and technical forums across Sony Interactive Entertainment, advocating for iOS platform needs and alignment.
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Support CI/CD workflows by shaping automation strategies and maintaining code quality standards.
Required Qualifications:
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8+ years of software development experience, with at least 5 years focused on iOS native application development.
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BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
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Strong expertise in C++ and solid experience with JavaScript integration (React Native).
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Expert knowledge of the general Mac landscape, architectures, trends, platform features, and new technologies.
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Proven experience designing large-scale, performant, multi-threaded applications.
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Strong background in API and solution design.
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Experience applying software architectural patterns (MVC, MVVM, MVP, or similar) to build reusable and maintainable systems.
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Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum).
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Track record of technical leadership: mentoring engineers, leading projects, or influencing architectural direction. Passion for building world-class desktop user experiences.
Desired Qualifications:
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Experience with Objective-C and/or Swift for iOS system integration.
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Experience with iPadOS and MacOS
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Familiarity with React Native and hybrid app architectures.
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Contributions to open-source projects, especially developer libraries or frameworks.
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Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins) and modern build pipelines.
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Strong communication and collaboration skills with globally distributed teams.
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.
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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Software Engineer II
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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.
You will be a key member of our backend team and determine the core infrastructure of our next generation platforms and services to enhance our PlayStation ecosystem.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development of backend systems that power the PlayStation platform as part of a collaborative Scrum team.
- Work closely with other developers and teams to support the design and implementation of platform services.
- Build and maintain scalable services using Node.js and TypeScript/JavaScript.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, including unit tests for features and bug fixes.
- Assist in troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving technical issues.
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving overall code quality.
- Create and maintain technical documentation for your work.
- Continuously learn and grow by engaging with senior engineers and adopting best practices in software development.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent.
- 3+ years of experience in backend or full-stack development.
- Direct experience with Node.js, JavaScript, and/or TypeScript.
- Knowledge of RESTful APIs and general web service principles.
- Familiarity Exposure to cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with an eagerness to learn and take feedback.
- Comfortable working in a collaborative, agile team environment.
- Experience working with GraphQL or RESTful APIs.
- Knowledge of version control systems such as Git and familiarity with pull request workflows.
- Interest in CI/CD pipelines and understanding the basics of automated builds or testing.
- Awareness of monitoring tools or performance metrics for backend services.
- Familiarity with frontend frameworks or Server-Side Rendering (SSR) tools such as Next.js is a plus.
- Coursework or exposure to software testing, data structures, or distributed systems concepts.
- Familiarity with other Server Side Languages
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.
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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Staff Software Engineer, React Native
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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.
Staff Software Engineer, React Native
San Mateo, CA (Hybrid)
Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment, producing the PlayStation family of products and services, including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®Plus, and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.
At PlayStation, we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
Are you looking for a challenge?
We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer specializing in React Native and high-performance frontend development for mobile and desktop platforms. In this role, you will define the architecture, frameworks, and technical best practices that drive PlayStation’s mobile and desktop user experiences.
You will collaborate closely with native macOS engineers, product, and design teams to deliver best-in-class user interfaces that are performant, accessible, and delightful at scale. As a Staff Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across teams, mentor engineers, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in cross-platform frontend development.
Responsibilities
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Define and evolve the frontend architecture for PlayStation client applications on mobile using React Native and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
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Drive performance optimizations and best practices for rendering, startup time, and UI responsiveness.
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Collaborate with native platform engineers (C++/Objective-C/Swift) to design and integrate custom native modules and optimize cross-platform interoperability.
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Apply architectural design patterns such as MVC, MVVM, MVP to develop a sustainable and reusable codebase.
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Partner with product managers, designers, and researchers to translate user experience requirements into elegant, maintainable solutions.
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Establish coding standards, testing strategies, and development patterns that raise the quality bar for frontend engineering.
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Mentor engineers and act as a multiplier for frontend development expertise across the broader team.
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Investigate new frontend technologies, frameworks, and performance techniques, and guide their adoption when appropriate.
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Represent frontend/OS needs in technical and architectural discussions across Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Required Qualifications
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8+ years of software development experience, with significant experience building React Native apps or high-performance JavaScript/TypeScript applications.
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BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
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Strong expertise in frontend performance profiling, optimization, and debugging.
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Passion for delivering world-class user interfaces with exceptional performance.
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Deep understanding of cross-platform architecture and how to bridge between JS and native modules.
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Proven track record of delivering production-quality mobile or desktop applications with React Native.
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Experience designing scalable frontend architectures and reusable UI frameworks.
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Strong collaboration skills and ability to work closely with native engineers, designers, and product managers.
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Demonstrated technical leadership: leading projects, mentoring engineers, or setting engineering strategy.
Desired Qualifications
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Familiarity with iOS development and native bridging concepts (C++, Objective-C, Swift).
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Experience with accessibility, internationalization, and UI testing frameworks.
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Contributions to open-source React Native or frontend libraries.
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Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern build systems for frontend development.
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Experience working with globally distributed teams.
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.
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.
Ready to apply?
Apply to PlayStation Global
Sr Manager, Software Engineering
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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.
Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment, producing the PlayStation family of products and services, including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®Plus, and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Client Platform)
San Mateo, CA - Hybrid
PlayStation is building the future of connected gaming experiences through a unified platform powering services and experiences across consoles, clients, and the cloud. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead our Client Experiences team. You’ll own the technical strategy, people leadership, and execution, scaling them from 0→1 and 1→N. You’ll manage managers and senior ICs, partner with Product, Design, Research and Security, and set a culture of high‑velocity delivery with reliability and safety.
Responsibilities
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Lead and grow a dedicated client engineering team, ensuring delivery on roadmaps that prioritize user delight, modularity, multi-platform architecture, and global scalability.
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Evangelize the multi-platform strategy across PlayStation by partnering closely with engineering leaders across platforms and client teams to align on integration, adoption, and long-term technical direction.
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Multi-surface architecture: strike the right balance between native excellence and shared code; build a coherent design system and navigation model that spans phone, tablet, desktop, and web.
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Build and lead high‑impact teams (hiring, coaching, performance, career paths); manage managers and staff engineers. Mentor and coach engineers to grow their careers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, inclusivity, and innovation.
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Own the Platform: Define the North Star platform architecture, set Performance and Reliability KPIs, and Release Engineering specifics to ship predictably.
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Culture & process: set clear operating rhythms, foster autonomy with accountability, and raise the bar on engineering quality. Be a champion of advocating AI first team mindset.
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Collaborate with global teams across San Mateo, Tokyo, London, and more to drive consistent adoption and integration of platform services.
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Partner with leadership and stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into executable technical roadmaps that advance the PlayStation ecosystem.
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Drive continuous improvement in developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, service performance, and observability to accelerate the developer experience.
Required Qualifications
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BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
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5+ years leading client/mobile/web teams in engineering leadership roles; 2+ years managing managers and senior/staff ICs.
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Track record shipping large‑scale native apps and/or complex web apps with strict performance, reliability, and privacy requirements. Prior experience in releasing globally distributed applications impacting millions of users.
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Strong technical background in software development with proven success building and shipping mobile and desktop applications
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Experience with React Native and Native mobile technologies iOS/iPadOS, with broader familiarity with desktop architecture, such as Windows and MacOS.
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Track record of recruiting, scaling, and retaining engineering talent in a high-growth environment. Demonstrated success in coaching and mentoring engineers, balancing delivery with individual growth.
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Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions
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Successfully promoted a culture of belonging and engineering excellence
Desired Qualifications
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Depth in at least two of: Swift/Kotlin, TypeScript/React, language stacks.
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Familiarity with iOS/Android or MacOS/Windows OS platforms.
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Knowledge of GraphQL, including schema design and federation is a plus
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Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, service observability (metrics, logging, tracing), and production incident management.
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 or maternity, 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.
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.
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.
Ready to apply?
Apply to PlayStation Global