PlayStation
Lead Engineer, APIs & Services
Job Summary
The role involves designing and building backend APIs and services to support mobile game development, publishing, and operations. The engineer will integrate these services with internal tools and establish CI/CD pipelines, while managing cloud infrastructure for deployment and scaling. Candidates should have extensive experience in backend development, API design, and cloud infrastructure, with a preference for skills in Rust or Golang. The position emphasizes security, scalability, and compliance with data privacy regulations within a collaborative team environment.
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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 Group Corporation.
Responsibilities
- Design and build backend services and APIs for mobile game development, publishing, and operations
- Integrate these services with tools & systems maintained by teams across the organization
- Establish CI/CD pipeline to facilitate the delivery of high-quality software
- Manage the cloud infrastructure needed to deploy and scale services
- Measure and improve service security, availability, throughput and cost efficiency
- Clearly communicate API & service behaviors to end users and stakeholders
- Influence and contribute to the mobile platform roadmap
Desired Skills and Experience
- 8+ years of professional experience developing backend services handling high volumes of traffic
- Expertise in software architecture, design, and testing of distributed services
- Expertise in API design and security
- Experience as a technical leader in a team setting
- Experience packaging, deploying, and operating containerized services
- Experience developing systems in compliance with global data privacy and security regulations
- Experience in identity resolution for cross-platform mobile games
- Experience managing scalable infrastructure with a major cloud provider (e.g., AWS)
- Strong understanding of big data processing, message queuing, and distributed caches
- Experience with Rust or Golang preferred
- B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent
Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.
At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s 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 SIE’s 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. Click here to learn more.
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.
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.
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