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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.

The Software Engineer II in Social Applications is responsible for the design and implementation of interactive web-based services. Strong technical background and analytical thinking is expected and the ideal candidate will be heavily involved in designing, creating and maintaining Java code, as well as providing component and system level designs for Sony’s PlayStation Network platform. They will work with peers, designers, technical architects on the development of large-scale systems that support current and future social experiences on our network.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, ship and maintain highly visible consumer-facing social features
• Design and develop real time, efficient and highly scalable APIs for the entire PlayStation Network portfolio
• Produce thorough design and development documentation
• Suggest solutions and designs for complex problems, achieve team consent and buy-in
• Work independently, under tight time constraints, respond to evolving requirements and strategic shifts in direction
• Have a strong sense of end to end ownership
• Adhere to key principles: Code and design for best performance, scalability and resiliency;
• Write and execute unit, integration, and functional tests

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in technical field
• 5+ years of coding experience in Java and 2+ years experience with REST services
• Required 3+ years working in highly available and scalable server backend systems capable of supporting hundreds of requests per second with 99% sub-second response times
• 3+ years relational and/or NoSQL database experience
• 2+ years experience building and developing Cloud-based multi-region applications or services in AWS
• 3+ years experience developing scalable distributed applications using frameworks like Spring Boot
• 2+ years working with JMS and high-volume streaming message brokers like Kafka or Kinesis
• Strong foundation in CS with an emphasis in data structures, software design, cloud design, and asynchronous programming constructs
• Ability to do technical deep dives into code and deployments
• Ability to take an active role troubleshooting mission-critical, proactively monitor dashboards and customer feedback channels, periodic on-call duty, and defensive engineering to minimize impact
• Well versed in SCRUM/Agile methodologies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with search engines like Lucene, Solr, and ElasticSearch
• NoSQL experience like Cassandra and Couchbase databases
• Kubernetes experience preferred

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.$138,900—$208,300 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), reli