Software Engineer Build & Tools

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.

Job Summary

Join PlayStation as a Tools & Build Software Engineer to drive the future of CI/CD designing and optimizing scalable pipelines for global game development. This role offers the chance to lead critical initiatives mentor talent and shape best practices in a dynamic entertainment leader.

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Design develop and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines across diverse platforms (PlayStation consoles Web Mobile PC) with a focus on Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Modernize and standardize build test and release workflows across teams ensuring reliability speed and developer efficiency
• Partner closely with engineering QA and operations teams to understand their workflows and proactively build solutions that remove friction
• Own the strategy for pipeline health: implement monitoring automated recovery and continuous improvements to minimize build/test failures and downtime
• Develop tools and frameworks to improve build reproducibility dependency management and artifact handling
• Collaborate with global teams to drive alignment on CI/CD strategy and support large-scale software delivery at PlayStation

Minimum Requirements:

• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals including object-oriented principles data structures and algorithms
• Experience with version control (Git GitHub)
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions at scale
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and working with Linux-based build environments
• Proven ability to design and maintain scalable build and automation pipelines in complex engineering environments
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills in CI/CD contexts

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience leading CI/CD initiatives or driving adoption of new build/release systems across multiple teams
• Experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration technologies
• Knowledge of Linux and Windows build environments including cross-compilation or multi-platform support
• Familiarity with build acceleration techniques (caching parallelization artifact repositories)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across engineering organizations

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