Director, Software Engineering

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.

Recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation® brand and family of products and services. PlayStation has delivered innovation to the market since the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. The PlayStation family of products and services include PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Vita, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Store, PlayStation®Plus, PlayStation™Video, PlayStation™Music, PlayStation™Now, PlayStation™Vue, PlayStation®Original and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from SIE Worldwide Studios. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, SIE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation and has global functions and regional headquarters in California, London and Tokyo. 

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Director, Software Engineering in San Diego, CA to architect, build, deploy and support best-in-class software services to provide the best gaming experience for customers. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent, and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience working with product managers and business stakeholders to support business growth and scope out and build new features for global platform rollout. Prior experience must include five (5) years of progressively responsible experience maintaining a commerce platform by leading software engineering teams; representing teams for architecture of systems and data flows and project plans, using the Agile methodology requirements; estimating, planning, and slicing projects to deliver frequent value to production; influencing software development standard methodologies, including lean and agile methodologies, based on industry trends; utilizing object-oriented design and code review skills including C and C++ and Java on a UNIX and Linux platform; building complex high performance, active-active, linearly scalable production services including Enterprise Java and J2EE, JavaScript, Web Services, REST, and SQL and NoSQL data layers; implementing automation leveraging Junit, Rest Assured, TestNG and Selenium Webdriver; and improving performance by identifying potential bottlenecks in the software using Dynatrace, JMeter and LoadRunner. **Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.** Send resumes to SIE-Job-Postings@sony.com & indicate job code MA5421220.

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 may be eligible for bonus and 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. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$200,600—$301,000 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 or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.