Senior Software Engineer (C++)

Aliso Viejo, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 177300 - 265900

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

Senior Software Engineer PlayStation
Location:Aliso Viejo CA
Type:Full-time: Hybrid; onsite 23 days/week

Shape how millions experience PlayStation.
Were looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build the high-performance services that power real-time experiences across console web and cloud. Youll solve tough systems problems ship code at scale and collaborate with teammates around the world. If you enjoy working with a highly collaborative team on these challenges wed love to hear from you.

What Youll Do

Design build and maintain high-performance C/C services that power PlayStation experiences.
Develop features used across consoles servers and web services; own your code from design through deployment in Linux environments.
Profile troubleshoot and optimize complex distributed systems.
Write clean maintainable code using solid object-oriented design principles.
Participate in design reviews code reviews and technical discussions with a global team.

What were looking for (required)

BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience writing modern C/C for production systems.
Proficiency in Linux for development testing and deployment.
Experience with build and version control tools (e.g. CMake Git).
Demonstrated debugging skills in large codebases and performance-critical paths.

Bonus skills (nice to have)

Experience with PlayStation projects or other console/embedded systems.
Hands-on work with real-time media graphics or video pipelines.
Familiarity with shader programming and/or video transcoding.
Experience with AMD transcoding hardware or GPU-accelerated compute.
Knowledge of design patterns and distributed systems best practices.
AI/ML usage for auto testing and stress testing

Why Join Us

Work on globally impactful systems that push the boundaries of real-time media and gaming tech.
Collaborate with world-class engineers and access the latest tools and hardware in the PlayStation ecosystem.
Opportunities to learn grow and influence systems at scale

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 color nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy birthing parent 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.

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At SIE we consider several factors when setting each roles 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 SIEs 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. Clickhere to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$177300 - $265900 USD

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

Why PlayStationPlayStation 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 so...