Job Description

PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play —it's also the Best Place to Work. We've thrilled gamers since 1994, when we launched the original PlayStation. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

PLAYSTATION

CLOUD GAMING ENGINEERING & INFRASTRUCTURE

SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER

(ALISO VIEJO, CA)

As a part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the Cloud Gaming Engineering and Infrastructure (CGEI) team is leading the cloud gaming revolution, putting console-quality video games on any device!

As a Sr. Software Engineer on the Cloud Back-End Engineering team, you'll play a key role in the design and development of server-side applications for cloud automation on a large geographically distributed infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Implementation of features in distributed back end systems
• Design, implement, and operate critical and scalable services – such as resource allocation, live streaming, and low-latency processing
• Enjoy taking full ownership of projects and features from conception to production
• Appropriately test, and debug your work, striving for high quality
• Communicate estimates, schedules, issues and dependencies to technical or project lead
• Define and craft integration tests with Test Engineering
• Continually bring new ideas and insights about technology to the team
• Mentor other team members on standard development methodologies
• Advocates software craftsmanship and takes pride in their work
• Passionate about establishing relationships with other CGEI teams to help improve development processes and eliminate inefficiencies

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• 5-10 years of relevant development experience

Skills & Knowledge

• 5+ years of experience with Java or Golang required
• Knowledge in NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Consul, ElasticSearch, Kibana, and other CNCF technologies
• Skilled in designing microservices
• Strong understanding of concepts such as concurrency, parallelism, and event driven architecture
• Knowledge of Web technologies including REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets
• Thrives in an environment with lots of high level context and minimal guidance
• Strong understanding of the operational aspects of your team's systems and actively participate in incident response

Additional Attributes

• Familiar with Agile development concepts
• Familiar with AWS technologies such as S3, SQS, etc
• Gamer is a plus
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Accountability
• Contribution to the open-source community (ie. blogs, source code, etc)

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