Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
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.
The Data Engineering Team fuels real-time, intelligent data insights for PlayStation’s Cloud Streaming offering. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with teams across PlayStation to deliver a scalable and reliable data platform that drives a data-first culture and outlook.
As a Data Engineer II, you will develop and maintain server-side applications for shaping, managing, and transforming data on a large geographically distributed infrastructure for PlayStation. Your work will include developing JVM based applications using Kotlin, Scala, or Java, Flink jobs, and APIs to provide real time data and insights across the Cloud Streaming ecosystem to ensure seamless data flow throughout our data pipeline. You will also work closely with our Business Intelligence team to translate product requirements to usable insights that fuel our business decisions. You bring passion and expertise to continuously improve the value that our data platform provides to data producers and consumers across the organization, providing tooling, standard methodologies, and state-of-the art technology to empower data-driven decisions to the company. You are self-motivated and thrive in a distributed team environment - comfortable taking initiative, handling your own work, and collaborating effectively across time zones and communication channels, embodying our one team mantra!
Responsibilities- Design and implement middleware and backend systems capable of handling high throughput and load
- Develop and maintain stream processing jobs using Flink (stateful / stateless), and implement scalable ETL jobs that enable our partners and customers to glean intelligent insight
- Optimize performance, reliability, and monitoring of the data pipeline stack
- Support migration efforts of our on-premises Kafka to new cloud technologies
- Perform in-depth analysis of functional or business requirements
- Contribute to architectural decisions for PlayStation’s cloud streaming data pipeline
- Liaise with Business Intelligence and product domain teams to help turn data into information, and information into business value
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of experience in software development and backend engineering developing and maintaining high throughput and concurrent systems with high availability and fault tolerance
- Proficient in JVM Languages (Kotlin, Scala, Java) and Python
- Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, and SQL
- Knowledge of software paradigms like functional programming, object oriented programming, TDD
- Knowledge of web technologies including REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets
- Expertise on data structures (JSON, Avro, Protobuf) as well as unstructured and semi-structured data
- Experience with ETL, stream processing, real-time pipelines, and batch processing
- Familiarity with software development tools and processes like Git and CI/CD
- Track record monitoring and analyzing system performance, isolating issues or bottlenecks that could impact reliability, performance and scalability
- Self-motivated, strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with geographically remote teams
- Experience with Amazon Web Services at enterprise scale including, but not limited to, OpenSearch, MSK, and EKS is a plus
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies is a plus
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.
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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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.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of software development and backend engineering experience building and maintaining high-throughput, concurrent, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems
- Proficiency in JVM languages, including Kotlin, Scala, or Java, and Python
- Experience with Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark, and SQL
- Knowledge of functional programming, object-oriented programming, and test-driven development
- Knowledge of REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets
- Expertise with JSON, Avro, and Protobuf, including unstructured and semi-structured data
- Experience with ETL, stream processing, real-time pipelines, and batch processing
- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD software development tools and processes
- Experience monitoring and analyzing system performance and isolating reliability, performance, and scalability issues
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, self-motivation, and ability to work with geographically remote teams
- Enterprise-scale Amazon Web Services experience, including OpenSearch, MSK, and EKS
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies
PlayStation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PlayStation and has not been reviewed or approved by PlayStation.
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Healthcare Strength — The package includes medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, mental wellbeing programs, disability, and life insurance. Feedback suggests coverage breadth is a consistent strength that helps anchor overall comp satisfaction.
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include a 401(k) with a company match along with student‑loan repayment and a college‑savings plan match. These financial supports are positioned as strong additions to total compensation.
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Parental & Family Support — Offerings include paid parental and family‑care leave, fertility and family‑forming support, backup care, and child developmental resources. Feedback suggests these programs are valued and contribute to a well‑rounded package.
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What We Do
PlayStation has been at the forefront of interactive and digital entertainment since the debut of our first console in 1994. Our products delight millions across the world through incredible games, cutting edge experiences and access to many types of media. This commitment to amazing our fans is at the core of who we are and one we share with Sony Corporation, internationally known as a leader in music, movies and consumer electronics. We can only achieve this goal by welcoming talented people and empowering them to do their best work. From game developers to data scientists, software engineers to cybersecurity experts, marketing to accounting and finance professionals, we’re always looking for talented people who share a passion for creating and our commitment to delivering amazement.
