software engineer London, England
Job description
Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play — it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, 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 Corporation.
What you'll be doing:
Evaluating state-of-the-art research from our FTG R&D teams, before productionising as a variety of cloud services, plug-ins and applications
Creating architecture, specifications and frameworks for use across multiple hardware and cloud architectures. Considering the needs and requirements of other teams.
Provide guidance and mentorship to the Server team, collaborating to deliver network enabled solutions and components that can be packaged and deployed within cloud architectures
Collaborate with the Project Management team and other engineers for planning, coordination and risk management
Continuously innovating, developing, and delivering advancements for existing projects
Participate in code reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of the development process
What we're looking for:
This is a senior engineering role. It is expected that you will provide technical leadership and guidance to the team and also within organizational wide initiatives.
You will deliver complex projects, solve challenging technical problems, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions.
You should have a history of driving projects from conception to completion, achieving meaningful outcomes, and making a positive impact on the products, systems, or processes you've worked on.
Your ability to deliver high-quality work within established timelines and constraints is crucial.
You should be able to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to various audiences, including technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders.
You must be able to demonstrate expertise to develop in Go, and have a passion for client and server technologies.
You'll need to be passionate about games, software and hardware design, staying updated with emerging technologies and industry trends, and showcasing your ability to adapt to new challenges and technologies.
You'll need to have some (not all) of the following:
Proficient in Golang, backed up with practical experience and portfolio
Experienced with web technologies/services and scripting languages (e.g. HTML5, REST, JSON, XML, Javascript, Oauth, Docker, Kubernetes, amqp, protobuf, tcp/ip, HTTP, etc.)
Experienced with Linux based servers, particularly those that run applications in Docker
Strong experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), or similar, certification or qualifications are desirable
Experienced with creating web applications
Strong technical background in maths or computer science, educated to at least degree level or with equivalent experience
Able to review, debug and enhance already produced code
Ability to work constructively as part of a larger team
Ability to work proactively on your own
Good presentation and communication skills
Nice to have
Experience in leading or participating in cross-functional teams and projects is also beneficial
Experience with git / github / gitlab / SVN source control
Experience with testing methodology and frameworks
Experience with continuous integration systems and pipelines
Experience of video and audio encoding and streaming
Experience of observability tooling such as grafana, prometheus, opensearch and creating observable systems
Experience with Rust, Python, java, c# and C++
Knowledge of Machine Learning and AI
Knowledge of PlayStation hardware and SDK
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 or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
