Software Engineer I
San Mateo, CA - USA
Job Summary
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.
What We Do
Sony Interactive Entertainment is the company behind PlayStation. We build tools and experiences used by players and development teams across the PlayStation ecosystem.
Our team develops and maintains a multi-platform application framework that helps internal teams build rich PlayStation user experiences. The framework combines React Native native platform integration reusable UI components SDK tooling and developer documentation.
Are You Looking For A Challenge
We are looking for a Software Engineer to help develop maintain and improve the application framework powering PlayStation user experiences across multiple platforms. You will work across JavaScript/TypeScript native platform integration C build systems and SDK packaging.
The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals real interest in framework and runtime work and experience building reusable software such as SDKs libraries native modules or cross-platform developer. Experience with React Native or Apple platforms such as iOS or macOS is a strong plus.
What You Will Be Doing
- Implement debug and maintain application framework features across JavaScript/TypeScript and native layers.
- Build and improve developer-facing APIs native modules framework components and integration paths used by application teams.
- Contribute to native framework code in C.
- Improve framework integration with React Native and native platform services.
- Improve SDK packaging framework templates sample apps documentation and integration guides so partner teams can adopt framework capabilities with less support.
- Debug issues across JavaScript native code build tooling runtimes and CI.
- Maintain backward compatibility and clear versioning expectations for framework APIs.
- Add tests validation notes and sample coverage for framework changes.
- Collaborate with senior engineers product teams UI teams and application teams to clarify requirements and land maintainable solutions.
- Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions with an emphasis on correctness maintainability performance and developer experience.
What We Are Looking For
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 2-5 years of professional software development experience.
- Experience building libraries SDKs frameworks developer tooling native modules or other reusable engineering platforms.
- Strong JavaScript or TypeScript experience.
- Solid C fundamentals including memory ownership API boundaries build/debug workflows and performance-aware implementation.
- Ability to debug across layers: JavaScript native platform code build systems runtime logs and CI output.
- Strong API design judgment including compatibility versioning error handling documentation and testability.
- Comfort working in a large codebase with existing patterns and platform constraints.
- Clear written communication for design notes PR descriptions validation results and developer documentation.
Bonus Qualifications
- Familiarity with React Native.
- Experience with cross-platform SDKs or frameworks across iOS macOS Android Linux game console or desktop platforms.
- Experience writing high-performance or ABI-conscious C code.
- Familiarity with CMake Conan CocoaPods Gradle Maven npm or other package and build distribution systems.
- Experience with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins.
- Experience building native UI components focus/input systems accessibility surfaces performance instrumentation or test harnesses.
- Experience working with application teams as framework consumers and translating integration pain into reusable framework improvements.
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.
$137300 - $205900 USD
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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.
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About Company
Explore the new generation PlayStation 4 and PS5 consoles - experience immersive gaming with thousands of hit games in every genre to rewrite the rules for what a PlayStation console can do.