Audio and UX Software Engineer

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation were 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.

We are building a small team to create new products for the PlayStation community. Our team recently delivered the new PlayStation Link PULSE Explore and PULSE Elite products recently announced the FlexStrike and PULSE Elevate products and are hard at work on what comes next. We are looking for someone with a data driven mindset physics background interested or experience with any of the following: audio embedded firmware UI/UX and gaming intersection. If you are keen on being methodical data driven software and low level embedded firmware to bring together critical thinking clear communication

Come and play with us!

In this role you will lead firmware development for high profile product development efforts. You will be responsible for technical leadership system architecture and execution across the firmware domain working closely with internal teams and external partners.

Contribute to UI/UX development to support audio devices

Contribute to developing audio device testing to improve the utilization of audio DSP and develop algorithmic improvements

Own build and smoke testing process with mentorship from senior engineers

Author clear specifications for code you contribute to

Contribute to developing unit test framework

Communicate clearly commit and deliver on deadlines

Support manufacturing builds and coordinate firmware activities during product bring-up

Support products post-launch

C/C embedded software development

Experience with UI development React or other frameworks;

Knowledge of frequency domain analysis of audio video streaming

Knowledge and/or experience with RF/wireless systems (e.g. Bluetooth low-latency audio or similar technologies)

Strong system-level thinking across hardware and software boundaries

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills to drive iterative design process

Bachelors or Masters in electrical engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Physics or related field (or equivalent experience)

1-2 years of experience in embedded firmware development

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Critical thinking and data driven mindset

Passion for gaming audio digital entertainment and consumer electronics is a plus

Experience with wireless audio or ultra-low latency systems

Experience with kernel or driver development (Linux Windows or similar)

Small team environment; feels like a start-up within a large organization

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