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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. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Software Engineer II in San Mateo, CA to play a data engineer role in the evolution of highly performant data platform and associated processes, applying industry standards to enable highly available, extensible data services for company platform. Requires a Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent, and two (2) years of experience implementing industry-standard practices to enable highly available and extensible data services. Prior experience must include two (2) years of creating and enhancing tools to increase data visibility and establish efficient systems and procedures; developing data processing services including automated feature extraction, data measurement, and data reshaping, to reduce the time taken by data consumers to derive value from the data; designing test scenarios and scripts to ensure that the code meets the required standards; participating in discussions related to product roadmap and identifying areas for improvement; adopting design strategies, including Agile Scrum development methodology, to build scalable, resilient, and always on data lakes; utilizing programming languages including Scala and Python. Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies. Sony is an EOE. Salary range: $196,135.00 - $265,900.00/year 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.

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. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Senior Software Engineer in San Mateo, CA to implement the native framework and infrastructure of applications using C++, WinRT, and other native technologies. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent, and three (3) years of experience building, processing, and deploying applications using Docker; troubleshooting build failures, deployment issues, and infrastructure bottlenecks; managing and automating deployments of frontend applications using Jenkins and Akamai; building Jenkins shared libraries tailored towards building and shipping applications; designing and implementing update processes for applications, build pipelines, or other software; supporting production environments using Grafana, xMatters, and dashboards and writing Root Cause Analyses; managing project releases and deployments, communicating project progress and release timings to stakeholders via announcements and Jira epics, and translating stakeholder requirements and user feedback into actionable items on Jira; and in executing duties, utilizing Javascript, Typescript, HTML, CSS and related web technologies. Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies. Sony is an EOE. Salary range: $232,499.00 - $289,900.00/year 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.

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. Seeking multiple positions | multiple levels of experience 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. Responsibilities Design, develop, test, and document React and React Native-based cross-platform client applications that deliver seamless and consistent user experiences across desktop and mobile environments, including iOS, iPadOS, and mac OS. Work closely with Product Owners and Product Managers to translate product requirements into well-structured, maintainable code. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and refine technical approaches that support performance, accessibility, and scalability. Write robust unit and component tests to ensure reliability and prevent regressions. Review and provide feedback on design documents and pull requests. Continuously learn, experiment, and bring forward innovative ideas - participate in Hackathons and Café Days to help shape the future of PlayStation experiences. Contribute to evolving engineering standards and advocate for clean, sustainable coding practices. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or at least three years of equivalent professional experience. 2+ years of front-end or full-stack development experience. Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and experience with frameworks such as React and React Native. Experience developing and debugging cross-platform applications for environments such as iOS, iPadOS, and mac OS. Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for quality software. Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset. Preferred Qualifications Hands-on experience with React Native bridges and native integrations using Objective-C, Swift, or C++. Familiarity with GraphQL, REST APIs, and containerization tools such as Docker. Understanding of cross-platform build pipelines and CI/CD practices. Experience working with performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design principles. Curiosity about AI-assisted development tools or automation that improves developer productivity. 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$163,700-$245,500 USD 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.

Description & Requirements Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen. Software Engineer - DevOps & Perforce (Game Creation) Join one of EA's most critical teams supporting development for AAA games like Battlefield, FC, and Madden. Reporting to an engineering manager, you'll help manage hundreds of Linux-based servers across 20+ environments and support a custom-built .NET application that powers Perforce infrastructure at scale. You'll contribute across source control architecture, automation, CI/CD, hybrid infrastructure, user support, and log analysis. This role supports game teams directly, providing responsive service to developers, artists, and tools teams working on EA's biggest franchises. What You'll Do * Administer and scale Perforce Helix Core (commit/edge servers, replication, streams) * Troubleshoot syncs, changelists, stream access, queues, and replication delays * Support users of all technical levels with source control issues (p4 sync, p4 unlock, etc.) * Analyze Perforce logs and infrastructure telemetry to resolve system issues * Tune and maintain Linux servers across VM, bare metal, and cloud environments * Automate systems using Ansible or similar tools (Terraform optional) * Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for both internal tooling and game teams * Build dashboards and alerts with KQL, Grafana, or similar observability tools * Extend and maintain the .NET-based Perforce management application Requirements * 5+ years of Linux (tuning, mounting, troubleshooting, scripting) * 3+ years of DevOps automation with tools like Ansible, Terraform, or similar * 3+ years with client-server source control systems (e.g., Perforce, ClearCase); Perforce preferred * Strong understanding of source control commands and workflows(p4 sync, changelists, streams, queues) * Experience analyzing logs and resolving infrastructure-level issues * Familiarity with VM, bare metal, and cloud infrastructure in scaled environments * 2+ years of .NET full stack (C#, ASP.NET, HTML/JavaScript) * Experience with CI/CD pipeline systems * Proficiency with monitoring tools such as KQL, Grafana, or equivalent * Must work PST hours Pay Transparency - North America COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). PAY RANGES * British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$119,600 - $167,300 CAD * California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$138,400 - $211,700 USD * Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane) *$129,500 - $171,800 USD In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. About Electronic Arts We're proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do. Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Description & Requirements Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen. The EA Digital Platform (EADP) group is the core powering the global EA ecosystem. We provide the foundation for all of EA's incredible games and player experiences with high-level platforms like Cloud, Commerce, Data and AI, Gameplay Services, Identity and Social. By providing reusable capabilities that game teams can easily integrate into their work, we let them focus on making some of the best games in the world and creating meaningful relationships with our players. We're behind the curtain, making it all work together. Come power the future of play with us. The Challenge Ahead As the gaming industry shifts towards a live service-driven model, creating an engaging Ads experience and connecting relevant brands / advertisers to players is the key to EA's success. The AdTech team within EADP's Dynamic Experience group is on a journey to build industry-leading solutions that empower e2e Ads lifecycle management workflows and performant, scalable and available services. As a Software Engineer III, you will help drive Game Integration including client-side management, SDKs, in-game formats, etc. You will report to AdTech's Director of Engineering. Responsibilities: * You will lead and mentor 2-3 engineers on AdTech's Game Integration team. * You will design and build a high-performance Ads SDK for HD gaming (PS, Xbox, Switch, PC). * You will integrate SDK deeply into Frostbite, Unreal, and Unity rendering pipelines. * You will build trust and partnerships with EA Game Studios. * You will drive SDK adoption and cultivate a thriving developer community. Qualifications: * 7+ years of professional experience in a software engineering role. * Expertise in C++ development. * Deep understanding of at least one major game engine, such as Unreal Engine, Unity, or Frostbite. * Understanding of 3D graphics concepts: 3D rendering pipelines, shaders, textures, lighting, and materials. Familiarity with the engine's rendering pipeline, asset management, and scripting systems. * Experience with network programming: TCP/IP, HTTP, RESTful APIs, and other networking protocols. * Ability to design and implement robust communication protocols between the SDK and ad servers. Bonus: * Knowledge of the programmatic advertising ecosystem: Ad exchanges, ad networks, SSPs, DSPs, RTB, etc. * Understanding of ad formats: Banner ads, interstitial ads, rewarded video ads, native ads, playable ads, etc. * Experience with ad serving platforms and their APIs. Pay Transparency - North America COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs). PAY RANGES * California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$138,400 - $211,700 USD In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. About Electronic Arts We're proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth. We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do. Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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. 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. You will be a key member of our backend team and determine the core infrastructure of our next generation platforms and services to enhance our PlayStation ecosystem. Responsibilities: Work among a dedicated platform level scrum team, building the future backend infrastructure that powers the PlayStation platform. You will collaborate not only within the scrum team, but work closely with an international team of client and backend developers. Develop scalable and robust services built on top of NodeJS. Submit, review, and address proposals submitted by cross team contributors that'll help shape the overall architecture and organization of the platform. Represent the team in technical forums, present designs, and share experiences with other Sony software development organizations. Ensure accuracy and completeness through usage of unit tests for portions of code delivered Ownership of the implementation and delivery of mid-size to large features. Create required documentation including low-level design. Communicate estimates, schedules, issues and dependencies to the team Fix bugs and provide support for business and maintenance teams. Required Qualifications: BS/MS degree in Computer Science or relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree. 3+ years of building, maintaining, and enhancing backend services. Experience developing and utilizing GraphQL in a production environment Strong experience and usage with JavaScript / TypeScript, NodeJS Well-versed knowledge of various cloud solutions offered by AWS (Redis, DynamoDB, S3, etc.) Desired Qualifications: Experience with development of RESTful and/or gRPC APIs Experience with server optimizations, focusing on architecture that provides low latency and scalable solutions Knowledge of industry-supported metrics capturing and monitoring solutions Prior work with building and maintaining CI/CD pipeline solutions Familiarity with writing and running load testing scripts with tooling such as K6 Knowledge of Server Side Rendering app technologies such as NextJS a bonus Previous experience working within the agile development methodology and closely collaborating among various teams across an organization Familiarity with other Server Side Languages 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$137,300-$204,600 USD 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.

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. Who We Are At Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) PlayStation, we create unforgettable gaming experiences-and we're just as committed to building a world-class team. As a leader in interactive entertainment, PlayStation operates at a massive scale, supporting millions of players worldwide and processing billions of transactions annually across our digital ecosystem. Our Store Publishing Operations & Commerce (SPOC) team is responsible for ensuring trust, security, and seamless transactions across PlayStation's digital store. We provide data-driven solutions to support platform services, customer experience, payments, fraud prevention, and risk management. By using advanced analytics and machine learning/AI, we assist in protecting the commerce ecosystem, facilitating business growth, and optimizing player experiences. About the Role We are seeking a Senior ML/AI Engineer to lead the design, optimization, and deployment of large-scale automation efforts, utilizing LLMs and generative AI as appropriate. This role sits at the intersection of machine learning, backend engineering, and cloud-scale infrastructure, focusing on building intelligent systems that power our teams. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building scalable, automated systems. You combine backend engineering expertise with applied AI knowledge, using technologies like LangChain, vector databases, and LLM APIs alongside microservices, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines to create resilient, intelligent systems. You'll partner closely with dev Ops, data science, and data engineering to deploy scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient automation solutions that increase efficiencies, and accelerates innovation across the organization. Key Responsibilities Automate Workflows: Architect, build, test, and monitor AWS-based workflows to solve critical business problems Microservices and APIs: Develop microservices for ML-driven applications using Python or Java, ensuring scalability and resilience. Service Availability: Guarantee high levels of service availability through participation in an on-call rotation, following best practices for disaster recovery and business continuity. Automated Deployment: Ensure all work is deployed in an automated, repeatable fashion, optimizing infrastructure for cost and efficiency. Qualifications and Education Requirements Educational Background: Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of experience in machine learning, backend engineering, or AI platform development. Coding Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with Java and Python. Cloud Competency: Proficiency with common AWS services or equivalent such as EKS/ECS, Kinesis, Lambda, DynamoDB, SNS, and SQS. Systems Monitoring and Analytics: Knowledge of systems monitoring, alerting, and analytics using tools such as Datadog, Splunk, New Relic, or AWS CloudTrail. Communication Skills: Demonstrated success in cross-functional collaboration. LLM Expertise: Proven experience developing, evaluating and orchestrating agentic workflows MLOps and Distributed Systems: Hands-on experience with distributed systems and MLOps tooling such as Kubernetes, Docker, MLflow, Airflow, Terraform, and CI/CD. Preferred Skills Data Streaming and Orchestration: Familiarity with tools such as Kafka, Flink, Spark, dbt, and Airflow. Multi-Modal LLM Systems: Experience with multi-modal LLM systems (text + image embeddings). AI Observability and Evaluation: Exposure to AI observability, prompt evaluation frameworks, and safety alignment tools. Vector Database Knowledge: Understanding of vector databases and retrieval workflows. 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. Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information 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. We sincerely appreciate the time and effort you spent in contacting us and we thank you for your interest in PlayStation. 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.

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. Software Engineer II, Social Platform Applications Rancho Bernardo, CA The Software Engineer II role will design and develop solutions for PlayStation features on the PS5, mobile and other supported platforms. They will provide strong technical knowledge, experience, and implementation efforts across each of the supported platforms. The ideal candidate will come from a strong object-oriented development background and be passionate about client application and web technologies. Responsibilities: Build and integrate frameworks to streamline development across mobile, console, and supported platforms, enhancing efficiency and collaboration. Develop using Agile methodologies like Scrum, delivering iterative improvements, and achieving breakthroughs. Develop and maintain high-quality front-end applications using React Native, ensuring they are production-ready and meet performance standards. Create and deploy adaptable UI elements for multiple platforms, emphasizing scalability and ease of maintenance, while incorporating architectural frameworks such as MVC, MVVM, and MVP. Develop unit and integration tests and conduct code reviews to ensure high-quality code and seamless functionality. Implement monitoring tools, fix, and resolve issues across the entire technology stack. Maintain clear, concise documentation of system architecture, codebase, and development processes. Collaborate closely with international teams of UI designers and product managers (USA, Japan, UK) to translate requirements into actionable work packages, creating engaging mobile user experiences. Represent the team in technical forums by presenting designs, sharing knowledge, and contributing insights to other Sony software development groups. Required Qualifications: Genuine passion for crafting seamless, intuitive user experiences that prioritize usability and performance. 2+ years of experience in crafting single-page web applications or mobile applications. Collaborated on cloud-deployed services hosting APIs and backend processes talking to data-storage and caching layers, event buses, and other services. Proficient knowledge of mobile environments, structures, and advancements in iOS and Android programming, encompassing new innovations. Skilled in iOS (Objective-C/Swift, Xcode) or Android (Java/Kotlin, Android Studio) front-end development. Proficient in Java, Python, Go, scripting, and functional languages. Hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React/React Native, Angular, or similar technologies to build flexible interfaces and engaging applications. Experience with modern Java-based frameworks such as Spring Boot or similar technologies to build robust microservices architectures. Proficient analytical and fixing abilities emphasizing effective and expandable resolutions. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment. Desired Qualifications: Proven experience with Agile development methodologies, such as Scrum. Proven skill in evaluating and improving UI and application performance, specifically focusing on UI response time and optimizing network usage. Skilled in crafting multi-threaded applications with a deep comprehension of concurrency and synchronization. Proficiency in designing and implementing GraphQL APIs. Experience with cloud services and serverless architectures. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes. Prior experience with system monitoring, performance tuning, and debugging in production environments. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience. 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$150,100-$225,100 USD 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.

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. Software Engineer II, Mobile Application San Diego, CA You will be a key member of our mobile app team and determine the core infrastructure of our next generation cross-platform mobile application to enhance the PlayStation ecosystem. Come be part of the team to realize the mobile experience for our 100M+ monthly active PlayStation users. Explore the PlayStation App: ************************************************** Responsibilities: Build and integrate frameworks to streamline development across mobile and console teams, enhancing efficiency and collaboration. Lead the development of a mobile app using Agile methodologies like Scrum, delivering iterative improvements and meeting project milestones. Develop and maintain high-quality applications using React Native, ensuring they are production-ready and meet performance standards. Design and implement reusable, cross-platform UI components with a focus on scalability and maintainability, applying architectural patterns like MVC, MVVM, and MVP. Collaborate closely with international teams of UI designers and product managers (USA, Japan, UK) to translate requirements into actionable work packages, creating engaging mobile user experiences. Represent the team in technical forums by presenting designs, sharing knowledge, and contributing insights to other Sony software development groups. Required Qualifications: Genuine passion for crafting seamless, intuitive user experiences that prioritize usability and performance. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 2+ years of experience in developing single-page web applications or mobile applications. Strong understanding of mobile landscapes, architectures, and trends in iOS and Android development, including emerging technologies. Proficiency in either iOS (Objective-C/Swift and Xcode) or Android (Java/Kotlin and Android Studio) development. Hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React/React Native, Vue, Svelte, or similar technologies for building responsive interfaces and dynamic applications. Desired Qualifications: Proven experience with Agile development methodologies, such as Scrum. Demonstrated ability to measure and optimize UI and application performance, with a focus on UI response time and efficient network usage. Experience in developing multi-threaded applications with a strong understanding of concurrency and synchronization. Proficiency in designing and implementing GraphQL APIs. 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$150,100-$225,100 USD 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.

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. Software Engineer II, Mobile Application San Mateo, CA You will be a key member of our mobile app team and determine the core infrastructure of our next generation cross-platform mobile application to enhance the PlayStation ecosystem. Come be part of the team to realize the mobile experience for our 100M+ monthly active PlayStation users. Explore the PlayStation App: ************************************************** Responsibilities: Build and integrate frameworks to streamline development across mobile and console teams, enhancing efficiency and collaboration. Lead the development of a mobile app using Agile methodologies like Scrum, delivering iterative improvements and meeting project milestones. Develop and maintain high-quality applications using React Native, ensuring they are production-ready and meet performance standards. Design and implement reusable, cross-platform UI components with a focus on scalability and maintainability, applying architectural patterns like MVC, MVVM, and MVP. Collaborate closely with international teams of UI designers and product managers (USA, Japan, UK) to translate requirements into actionable work packages, creating engaging mobile user experiences. Represent the team in technical forums by presenting designs, sharing knowledge, and contributing insights to other Sony software development groups. Required Qualifications: Genuine passion for crafting seamless, intuitive user experiences that prioritize usability and performance. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 2+ years of experience in developing single-page web applications or mobile applications. Strong understanding of mobile landscapes, architectures, and trends in iOS and Android development, including emerging technologies. Proficiency in either iOS (Objective-C/Swift and Xcode) or Android (Java/Kotlin and Android Studio) development. Hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React/React Native, Vue, Svelte, or similar technologies for building responsive interfaces and dynamic applications. Desired Qualifications: Proven experience with Agile development methodologies, such as Scrum. Demonstrated ability to measure and optimize UI and application performance, with a focus on UI response time and efficient network usage. Experience in developing multi-threaded applications with a strong understanding of concurrency and synchronization. Proficiency in designing and implementing GraphQL APIs. 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$163,700-$245,500 USD 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.

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. Join us in shaping the future of play. At PlayStation, we build GPU and machine learning systems that power real-time experiences across console, cloud, and game streaming. Games run on servers and stream frames to clients in real time, where advanced ML techniques improve visual quality, latency, and efficiency. Through developing tools like CnnForge, we transform ONNX models into optimized GPU shaders, enabling inference directly on PlayStation hardware and unlocking new possibilities in neural rendering, super-resolution, denoising, and perceptual video compression. What You'll Do You will work across GPU, ML, and systems engineering to create frameworks that make games more lifelike and responsive. Your contributions will include: Designing and optimizing GPU inference pipelines for ML models in real-time media and game streaming Deploying models efficiently on PlayStation hardware, converting ONNX definitions into high-performance shader code Building tools and workflows that speed up experimentation and deployment of ML-powered GPU systems Applying advanced optimizations such as kernel fusion, memory access coalescing, and operator specialization to meet strict latency targets Helping shape the long-term direction of AI-driven GPU systems at PlayStation What We're Looking For We value curiosity and technical excellence. You're a strong fit if you bring most of the following: Background in GPU computing, computer graphics, machine learning, or computer vision Proficiency in C++ and/or Rust, with focus on performance-critical code Experience with GPU programming, profiling, and optimizations (CUDA, Vulkan, DirectX, or Metal) Familiarity with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or ONNX Track record of delivering complex systems into production Why Join Us At PlayStation, you'll advance GPU and ML technology at scale, from consoles to cloud to streaming. You'll work on projects that directly impact millions of players, while accessing the latest hardware, development tools, and infrastructure. We also offer comprehensive benefits including health coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, wellness programs, and access to PlayStation games and services. We build technology that makes play more immersive for everyone, and we'd like you to be part of it. Our Commitment We strive to create an environment where people of all backgrounds and experiences can do their best work. If you need support or accommodation during the hiring process, let us know, and we'll work with you. 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$193,300-$289,900 USD 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.

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. Position Overview: We have an exciting opportunity at Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (PlayStation). Our software production organization seeks a senior-level software engineer for our Video Codecs team. This team is a trailblazer in video encoding/decoding technology. Efforts here will contribute to the development of system libraries used for both our current and next generation PlayStation products. You will contribute to the design and implementation of technology used for cloud gaming, remote play, game recording, video streaming and in-game video playback. The software you develop here is the foundation of an SDK for industry leading game and content developers and will change the way video games are played worldwide. If this is you, please apply! Responsibilities: Drive video codecs architecture design and development for PlayStation SDKs and cloud gaming platform. Own multiple encoder/decoder features with strong accountability for quality, performance, and maintainability. Conduct system-level performance investigations and lead optimization strategies across CPU and GPU. Partner with platform, hardware, and system software teams to investigate and resolve complex, high-priority issues across the codec pipeline. Evaluate emerging codec and media technologies and recommend integration strategies for future platforms. Required Qualifications: Extensive experience with GPU programming (HLSL, Vulkan, CUDA) with proven skills in profiling, debugging, and optimizations across CPU and GPU. Familiarity with video compression standards (e.g. H.264/H.265, VP9). Knowledge of multi-threaded programming and debugging using C and C++ Proficient with a wide range of development tools, including IDEs, Git/SVN, JIRA Proven ability to deliver features from design to validation with clean, efficient code. Nice to have: ML/AI modeling and training experience Embedded system experience with multimedia frameworks Knowledge of SIMD optimizations on real time systems Contributions to open-source projects in multimedia, systems programming, or performance engineering. #LI-RG1 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$193,300-$289,900 USD 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.

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. Sr Software Engineer (Security) Sony Interactive Entertainment has an opening in the Security Engineering team! We are looking for a motivated and creative individual to help build security infrastructure to protect high quality software which drives PlayStation experiences. Being part of the Security Engineering team as a Senior Software Engineer, your role will involve crafting and improving solutions to protect PlayStation platforms and experiences. You will provide strong technical abilities in the security space to ensure solutions are secure in the defense against malicious actors. Our team is innovating and crafting the next generation of gaming experiences on PlayStation! You will work alongside partners in engineering, product, design, and research to build tools and technologies that keep our players and network safe. Role Responsibilities Collaborate with colleagues to develop, implement, and uphold SDK and application security features Produce excellent, detailed design and development documentation Work with colleagues from other teams and across the org to deliver features on time, with the ability to respond to evolving requirements, and strategic shifts in direction Ability to balance periodic on-call duty, and defensive engineering to minimize impact to business and diagnose problems Familiar and comfortable with Agile/Scrum software development methodology Qualifications 3+ years of programming experience in C/C++/C#/Java (or equivalent) developing Applications or SDKs using object-oriented design patterns Experience working with cryptography or cryptographic algorithms and signatures, certificates, data integrity programming, and securing data through communication protocols such as IPC Strong understanding of engineering standard methodologies - requirement gathering and analysis, design and development of scalable code with unit tests, participation in code reviews and documentation, experience with multiple technology stacks Thrive in a Team environment where you're writing high quality and well-architected code Nice-to-Have Skills Experience with Windows/PC Security software development Knowledge or experience of RESTful Web Service APIs and backend infrastructure Experience with Web Services Frontend development JavaScript, React, React-Native experience #LI-RG1 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$193,300-$289,900 USD 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.

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. Senior Software Engineer - iOS 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 Plus, and acclaimed 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. Are You Looking for a Challenge? We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in iOS development. You will design and build core frameworks and features that power the PlayStation desktop and device experiences, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver performant, reliable, and delightful applications. This role focuses on hands-on development using iOS APIs and C++, with opportunities to collaborate on React Native integration and cross-platform solutions. Join us to help shape the next phase of gaming expansion for our 100M+ monthly active PlayStation users. Responsibilities Develop and maintain native iOS frameworks and components in C++/Objective-C/Swift. Implement system-level integrations with iOS APIs (notifications, hardware events, system services). Optimize application performance and stability through profiling, threading, and memory management. Collaborate with frontend engineers to bridge features into React Native. Translate product and design requirements into high-quality technical solutions. Contribute to code reviews, unit testing, and CI/CD automation. Stay current with iOS platform trends, frameworks, and best practices. Required Qualifications BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent. 5+ years of professional software development experience, including at least 3 years focused on iOS applications. Strong expertise in Objective-C and/or Swift, with additional experience in C++. Familiarity with iPadOS and mac OS frameworks, APIs, and platform features. Experience building multi-threaded, performant, and scalable applications. Solid understanding of software design patterns (MVC, MVVM, MVP, or similar). Experience working in Agile environments. Desired Qualifications Experience integrating iOS native components with React Native or other cross-platform frameworks. Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions. Contributions to open-source projects or libraries. Strong debugging, profiling, and optimization skills. 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$193,300-$289,900 USD 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.

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. Senior Software Engineer, Social Location: San Diego, CA (Rancho Bernardo) The Senior Software Engineer will design and develop PlayStation features on the PS5, mobile and other supported platforms. They will provide strong technical knowledge, experience, and implementation efforts across the set of client applications. The ideal candidate will come from a strong object-oriented development background and be passionate about full stack and web technologies on both the front end and back end. Role Responsibilities Architect and develop complex projects across multiple-teams and fields to deliver new and innovative features. Develop and maintain high-quality front-end applications using React Native, ensuring they are production-ready and meet performance standards. Extremely proactive and independent, communicating with all relevant stakeholders on plans, schedules, and deliverables. Create and deploy adaptable UI elements for multiple platforms, emphasizing scalability and ease of maintenance, while incorporating architectural frameworks such as MVC, MVVM, and MVP. Collaborate with Product Owners, Product Managers, and Designers to understand feature requirements, define technical requirements, and develop new features. Will have ownership of technology, common shareable features across a large project or on several small projects. Produce excellent, thorough design, architecture, and development documentation. Focus on quality and strive to improve processes, propose standard methodologies, and drive their usage within the teams. Partner with QA engineers to ensure test coverage and verify test plans that help deliver high quality features. Write unit tests and component tests for features with key characteristics of stability and maintainability which prevent regressions in the product code. Efficiently debug issues raised by internal and external users and work with the team to provide resolutions to these issues Support and mentor other team members and provide technical leadership by reviewing pull requests, design plans, and participate in architectural discussions. Communicate on development strategy, technical subjects related to software development frameworks and collaborate effectively with the globally distributed teams to achieve the business goals. Ability to understand, discuss and improve specifications to enhance the overall experience for players and game studio partners. Required Qualifications Must relocate to San Diego area. Bachelor's degree in computer science plus 5 years of experience or equivalent knowledge 5+ years of solid programming experience in end-to-end development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, React Native, Java core libraries and web server applications. Experience with mobile development in iOS (Objective-C/Swift, Xcode) or Android (Java/Kotlin, Android Studio) front-end development. Proficient with Python, Go, scripting, and functional languages. Experience with modern Java-based frameworks such as Spring Boot or similar technologies to build robust microservices architectures. Expert level knowledge of object-oriented design and design patterns, and passionate about writing high quality and well-architected code. Collaborated on cloud-deployed services hosting APIs and backend processes talking to data-storage and caching layers, event buses, and other services. Strong understanding of engineering best practices - requirement gathering and analysis, design and develop secure and scalable code with unit tests, partake in code reviews and documentation; experience with open source-based technology stack. Ability to oversee periodic on-call duty as well as out-of-band requests. Preferred Qualifications: Profile (non-technical) Strong independent problem-solving skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a team environment Proven ability to learn quickly and tackle new challenges. Works independently with strong work ethic to deliver on critical timelines. Able to work quickly and efficiently in a challenging environment. A passion for gaming and a proven record delivering the best possible experiences to players and game partners. 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$177,300-$265,900 USD 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.

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. Do you want to help bring PlayStation technology to a worldwide audience? Are you passionate about securing infrastructure that constantly pushes the boundary of the gaming industry? Are you ready to work with innovative technology, forward-thinking engineers, and a passionate security team? If so, join us! As a member of our automation team in Product Security, you will craft, develop software services to realize true automated application security in order to protect our customers, our product and our business. Strong technical background and analytical thinking is expected, and the ideal candidate will be heavily involved in designing, creating and maintaining Java, Javascript and React code, as well as providing component and system level designs for Application Security automation. Responsibilities Work with other architects and engineers to plan and design how engineering components will fit together Design, implement and test Web Application and RESTful Web Services API for DevSecOps Research and integrate third party security solutions into our system Onboard internal applications to DevSecOps pipeline Produce excellent, detailed design and development documentation Work under tight time constraints and respond to evolving requirements Collaborate with other engineers in development technologies, tools, and processes Provide engineering analysis for new features Drives technical objectives and architectural initiatives Mentor engineers on procedures for developing quality software. Qualifications 7+ years of proven programming experience in Java (or equivalent enterprise back-end) developing web server applications, object oriented design and design patterns, and passionate about writing high quality and well-architected code Experience in building high-performance web services. Experience with design and implementation of modern web app architecture or web services architecture and API frameworks Experience with public cloud design like AWS, Azure or GCE Ability to technical deep dive into code and deployment Strong understanding of engineering standard methodologies - requirement gathering and analysis, design and develop secure and scalable code with unit tests, participate in code reviews and documentation, experience with multiple technology stacks Strong written and verbal communication skills Experience testing software and writing automated tests. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent; Master's degree a plus. Useful but not required Experience to integrate tools in CI/CD pipeline Experience with Application Security Tool like SAST, SCA, and DAST Experience with multiple development methodologies such as Agile, DevOps etc. Experience with ReactJS Data Processing including SQL Experience with Python and Go. #LI-GM1 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$177,300-$265,900 USD 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.

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. Senior Software Engineer - Performance & Tooling Aliso Viejo, CA The vision As a Senior Performance & Tooling Engineer, you will design and build advanced performance testing and monitoring tools. Your work will enable development teams to measure, optimize, and scale system performance across Linux, CPU, DPU, and PCIe environments. This role offers the opportunity to work on deeply technical, low-level engineering challenges that have a direct impact on product performance and reliability. What you'll do Design, build, and own a performance tooling suite across CPU/DPU/PCIe. Develop load generators to saturate PCIe, NICs, and storage paths; model real-world and worst-case network/storage traffic. Instrument the stack with Linux perf, ftrace, and eBPF to capture timings, contention, cache/memory effects, and I/O paths. Create repeatable experiments to characterize throughput, latency, jitter, tail behaviors, and scalability limits. Build automated performance testbeds and CI pipelines that run on every change (smoke, regression, soak, and chaos scenarios). Establish golden signals, SLOs, and dashboards; visualize trends and regressions for fast triage. Perform deep root-cause analysis across userspace, kernel, drivers, and firmware; propose and land fixes. Collaborate with kernel, networking, storage, and hardware teams to optimize across the x86-64 microarchitecture and PCIe topologies. You're a great fit if you have BS in Computer Science / Software Engineering, or 5+ years building low-level performance and load-testing tools. Proficiency in one or more systems languages (C/C++/Rust) and scripting for automation (Python/Bash). Mastery of Linux performance monitoring & tracing (perf, ftrace, eBPF/bcc/libbpf) in production environments. Deep understanding of the x86-64 microarchitecture. Strong knowledge of PCIe (link training, lanes, bandwidth math, peer-to-peer, DMA) and device/driver interactions. Comfort navigating kernel/userspace boundaries, syscalls, io_uring, and zero-copy I/O. Experience building reproducible experiments, analyzing large trace datasets, and communicating insights clearly. Excitement for open-ended problems, turning fuzzy ideas into solutions. Curiosity foron emerging tech, including AI dev tools and introducing those that are pragmatic and boost developer velocity. Bonus XP DPU/NIC experience (e.g., queues, RSS, offloads, AF_XDP, SmartNICs/BlueField). High-performance I/O: DPDK, SPDK, NVMe/NVMe-oF, RDMA/RoCE, iSCSI, storage stack tuning. Observability stacks (e.g., perf ETM, BPF ring buffers, Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry) and flamegraph tooling. You take ownership of problems and feel empowered to fix them. You spot gaps, draft solutions, and rally teammates without waiting for detailed specs. You stay calm when priorities change (they will), communicate trade-offs, and keep momentum. Thrive in fast iterative cycles with quick reviews that drive continuous improvement and progress. Knowledge of Japanese language and culture is a plus. You enjoy playing video games! 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$177,300-$265,900 USD 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.

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. Senior Software Engineer - PlayStation Location: Aliso Viejo, CA Type: Full-time: Hybrid; onsite 2-3 days/week Shape how millions experience PlayStation. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build the high-performance services that power real-time experiences across console, web, and cloud. You'll solve tough systems problems, ship code at scale, and collaborate with teammates around the world. If you enjoy working with a highly collaborative team on these challenges, we'd love to hear from you. What You'll Do Design, build, and maintain high-performance C/C++ services that power PlayStation experiences. Develop features used across consoles, servers, and web services; own your code from design through deployment in Linux environments. Profile, troubleshoot, and optimize complex, distributed systems. Write clean, maintainable code using solid object-oriented design principles. Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions with a global team. What we're looking for (required) BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience. 6+ years of experience writing modern C/C++ for production systems. Proficiency in Linux for development, testing, and deployment. Experience with build and version control tools (e.g., CMake, Git). Demonstrated debugging skills in large codebases and performance-critical paths. Bonus skills (nice to have) Experience with PlayStation projects or other console/embedded systems. Hands-on work with real-time media, graphics, or video pipelines. Familiarity with shader programming and/or video transcoding. Experience with AMD transcoding hardware or GPU-accelerated compute. Knowledge of design patterns and distributed systems best practices. AI/ML usage for auto testing and stress testing Why Join Us? Work on globally impactful systems that push the boundaries of real-time media and gaming tech. Collaborate with world-class engineers and access the latest tools and hardware in the PlayStation ecosystem. Opportunities to learn, grow, and influence systems at scale 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 color, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, birthing parent 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. #LI-AT1 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$177,300-$265,900 USD 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.

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. The vision PlayStation's Game Development & Future Technology (GDFT) group is transforming our console DNA into a low-latency cloud platform, streaming immersive worlds to every screen from TVs, handhelds, and devices we haven't invented yet. If you relish tough software engineering challenges and want your code to delight millions of players, let's talk! What you'll do Design & write software for Linux servers, kernels, and drivers. Troubleshoot performance and reliability issues at a global scale. Forecast & communicate estimates, risks, and dependencies to technical and project leads. Champion innovation within the team to inspire creative solutions to problems. Collaborate in a small Agile team; planning, reviewing, and demoing each sprint. You're a great fit if you have BS in Computer Science / Software Engineering, or 5+ years of professional software experience. Proven experience in low-level kernel development, including configuring and modifying kernel options to support advanced debugging and optimizing system performance. Extensive experience with the C programming language. Hands-on experience developing drivers for multifunction PCIe devices. Proficient in testing PCIe device drivers to ensure reliability and performance. Experience with automating kernel-level testing workflows and validation. Familiarity with contributing to upstream kernel development processes. Detective-level debugging skills. Excitement for open-ended problems, turning fuzzy ideas into solutions. Curiosity on emerging tech, including AI dev tools and introducing those that are pragmatic and boost developer velocity. Bonus XP Experience with Rust and/or Python for systems programming and tooling. You take ownership of problems and feel empowered to fix them. You spot gaps, draft solutions, and rally teammates without waiting for detailed specs. You stay calm when priorities change (they will), communicate trade-offs, and keep momentum. Thrive in fast iterative cycles with quick reviews that drive continuous improvement and progress. Proven track record scaling services to millions of users. Familiarity with Git best practices. Knowledge of Japanese language and culture is a plus. Why PlayStation? You'll help shape the platform that powers the next decade of cloud gaming, supported by the resources of an iconic brand. Join us to innovate boldly and continue to make PlayStation the best place to Play AND Work. 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. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$177,300-$265,900 USD 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.