Principal Engineer, Developer Experience (DevEx)

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Principal Engineer Developer Experience (DevEx)

Location: Hybrid / Remote Eligible

Why PlayStation

At PlayStation we build the platforms and services behind some of the worlds most iconic entertainment experiences.

As our engineering organization grows Developer Experience (DevEx) has become a strategic focus. We are investing in a unified intelligent and opinionated engineering ecosystem that enables teams to move faster build with confidence and focus on creating value.

This role helps shape how engineering is done across PlayStation.

The Role

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to lead Developer Experience (DevEx) at scale.

In this role you will treat developer experience as a productdriving platform adoption reducing friction across the software development lifecycle and delivering measurable improvements in productivity quality and reliability.

You will work across organizations partnering with senior engineering leaders to influence standards platforms and long-term technical direction.

What Youll Do

• Define and drive the DevEx strategy across PlayStation.

• Own developer experience as a product with clear roadmaps and success metrics.

• Identify and eliminate friction across the software development lifecycle.

• Drive platform-first adoption of CI/CD testing and lifecycle automation.

• Define and promote golden paths for building deploying and operating services.

• Lead the evolution of lifecycle automation platforms.

• Reduce tooling fragmentation through consolidation and strong defaults.

• Influence engineering practices to improve delivery speed quality and reliability.

• Partner with senior leaders to align DevEx investments with business priorities.

• Represent DevEx strategy in senior technical and leadership forums.

What Were Looking For

• Experience leading large-scale platform infrastructure or developer productivity initiatives.

• Ability to influence engineering practices across multiple teams or organizations.

• Strong understanding of CI/CD testing deployment and service operations.

• Experience balancing standardization with developer autonomy.

• Proven ability to translate technical strategy into measurable outcomes.

• Clear and effective communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience building internal platforms as products.

• Familiarity with developer portals (e.g. Backstage).

• Experience with application lifecycle management or automation at scale.

• Exposure to AI-assisted engineering or automation workflows.

• Passion for improving developer experience and engineering excellence.

Why Youll Love This Role

• Shape how engineering is done at PlayStation.

• Impact thousands of developers and millions of players.

• Work on long-term high-impact platform initiatives.

• Partner with strong technical leaders across the company.

• Turn developer pain points into durable scalable solutions.

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