Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer
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Job Description
Why PlayStation
PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus 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 whollyowned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
Department Overview:
As part of the Gaming Developer and Future Technology (GDFT) Applied Research Engineering team you will implement and deliver state of the art applications and plugins involving a wide range of products services and platforms.
GDFT is focused on the future development of PlayStation were looking for people who want to make a difference love working with creative intelligent and collaborative colleagues. If that sounds like something you would love to do we want to hear from you!
What youll be doing:
- Evaluating stateoftheart research from our GDFT R&D teams before productionising as a variety of cloud services tools plugins and applications
- Creating architecture specifications and frameworks for use across multiple hardware and cloud architectures whilst considering the needs and requirements of other teams.
- Collaborating with engineers and teams in Production Engineering to deliver network enabled solutions and components that can be packaged and deployed within cloud architectures
- Collaborating with the Project Management team and other engineers for planning coordination and risk management
- Continuously innovating developing and delivering advancements for existing projects
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of the development process
What were looking for:
This is a senior engineering role where you will be expected to apply your technical expertise to deliver complex projects solve challenging technical problems and contribute to the development of innovative solutions and key initiatives across the organization.
You should have a strong track record of contributing to projects from start to finish achieving meaningful outcomes and making a positive impact on the products systems or processes youve worked on.
Your ability to deliver highquality work within established timelines and constraints is crucial.
You should be able to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to various audiences including technical and nontechnical team members and stakeholders.
You should have expertise over several programming languages including C/C Go and Python with a strong passion for client and server technologies.
Youll need to be passionate about games software and hardware design staying updated with emerging technologies and industry trends and showcasing your ability to adapt to new challenges and technologies.
Youll need to have some (not all) of the following:
- Proficient in several programming languages which include C/C Go and Python
- Ability (and interest) in working across the stack in client and server tech backed up with practical experience and portfolio
- Experienced with web technologies and services including HTML5 REST JSON JavaScript Docker Kubernetes oauth etc.
- Experienced with Linux based servers particularly those that run applications in Docker
- Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or similar certification or qualifications are desirable
- Exposure to cuttingedge Machine Learning and AI technologies with a passion for exploring their impact on gaming and software development
- Strong technical background in maths or computer science educated to at least degree level or with equivalent experience
- Able to review debug and enhance already produced code
- Ability to work constructively as part of a larger team
- Ability to work proactively on your own
- Good presentation and communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience in leading or participating in crossfunctional teams and projects is also beneficial
- Experience with git / github / gitlab / SVN source control
- Experience with testing methodology and frameworks
- Experience with continuous integration systems and pipelines
- Experience of video and audio encoding and streaming
- Experience of observability tooling such as grafana prometheus opensearch and creating observable systems
- Knowledge of Rust Java c#
- Knowledge of PlayStation hardware and SDK
Benefits of working in Gaming Developer and Future Technology:
- Technology development is not constrained by specific games/engines. There is time and space to research and develop cutting edge technologies
- Opportunities to participate in global hackathons
- Opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills by learning about the latest techniques in a team of experts with a wealth of industry experience
- Relaxed working environment with high level of trust and autonomy. All staff are encouraged to express their views and challenge the status quo
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus opportunity
- Private Medical Insurance
- Dental Scheme
- 25 days holiday per year
- Onsite gym
- Subsidised Caf
- Free soft drinks
- Onsite bar
- Access to cycle garage and showers
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.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
