Sr. Software Engineer

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Sr. Software Engineer

United States, San Mateo, CA

Are you passionate about world class technology?

Do you enjoy developing engineering solutions for software used by tens-of-millions of passionate technology loyalists around the world?

Would you like a career opportunity that combines both your passion for games and skills as a software engineer?

Then you need to come and play with us here at Sony PlayStation®!

We have a great opportunity to join our PlayStation Media Team. This role will be essential to the transformation of our web-based framework used to power Media applications on PS5.

As a Sr. Software Development Engineer in the team, you will help redesign and implement the web framework on PS5. You will collaborate with a dedicated browser porting team, adjacent engineering teams, architects, engineers and support staff across PlayStation to build a solid framework and partner solutions.

We encourage innovation and expect developers to take a high level of ownership throughout the software life cycle. Supporting the ongoing growth of our platform.

We work in an Agile Scrum environment with a team of highly engaged engineers. You will contribute to architectural direction for our framework and tooling on PlayStation® Platforms. Maintain operational ownership of critical components running in the production environment. Become a subject matter expert and provide strong technical leadership and mentoring.

As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will

• Provide component and system level designs for frameworks and features on PlayStation®5 and other PlayStation Platforms.
• Implement a web-based client-side framework and associated components using C and JavaScript / TypeScript.
• Implement and manage SDK components that are released to partners.
• Develop and maintain internal and external tools using C , JavaScript / TypeScript and other industry relevant languages.
• Maintain ongoing operational ownership of components deployed to the production environment.
• Provide developer support to external partners using our SDKs.
• Perform testing and bug fixing.
• Perform code reviews.
• Integrate and maintain Continuous Integration solutions into project pipelines.
• Become a subject matter expert and provide strong technical leadership.
• Assist with hiring and training / mentoring of new staff.

Required Skills and Capabilities

Your Responsibilities to the Team

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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.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

187,700-$281,500 USD

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Salary : $187,700 - $281,500