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Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Streaming Game Services (Contractor)
Aliso Viejo, CA
As a part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the Game Development & Future Technology (GDFT) organization is leading the cloud gaming and development revolution, putting console-quality video games on any device!
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Streaming Game Services (CSGS) team, you’ll play a key role in the design and development of server-side applications on a large geographically distributed infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain software powering the globally distributed PlayStation Cloud Streaming infrastructure
- Build Kubernetes controllers, operators, and system services powering infrastructure lifecycle management and orchestration
- Own features from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
- Develop high-quality, maintainable code with comprehensive unit and integration testing
- Partner with SRE, Test and Platform Engineering to deliver reliable production services
- Investigate and resolve production issues with a focus on reliability and performance
- Contribute to architecture discussions, technical design documents, and engineering standards
- Effectively communicate technical approaches, project status, risks, estimates, and dependencies
- Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Codex, Claude, etc) to accelerate design, implementation, documentation, and debugging while maintaining engineering quality through sound technical judgment and code review
- Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and automation opportunities that improve engineering velocity, reliability, and operational efficiency
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 7+ years of professional software development experience
- Experience designing, implementing, and operating production software systems
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical problems spanning software and infrastructure
- Passion for building reliable, maintainable, and highly automated systems
Skills & Knowledge
- Strong experience developing production software in Rust
- Experience building applications or controllers on Kubernetes
- Experience developing software on Linux
- Proficiency with Git and modern software development workflows
- Familiarity with container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience debugging complex distributed applications
- Experience writing automated unit and integration tests
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of observability platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, OTel, or OpenSearch
- Experience working with modern AI-assisted software development tools to improve productivity while applying critical engineering review and validation
- Understanding of distributed systems concepts including concurrency, asynchronous programming, event-driven architectures, fault tolerance and consistency models
Additional Attributes
- Familiarity with Java or C++
- Familiar with Agile development concepts
- Comfortable working across software, infrastructure, networking, and hardware domains
- Experience with infrastructure automation using tools such as Ansible, AWX, or GitOps workflows
- Ability to thrive in an environment with evolving requirements and technical challenges
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Contribution to the open-source community (ie. blogs, source code, etc)
Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.
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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.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
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