Senior Software Engineer SDK

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San Mateo, CA, USA
In-Office
193K-290K Annually
Senior level
Gaming
The Role
Develop, maintain, and enhance SDK frameworks and APIs across platforms, ensuring performance and usability while collaborating with application teams.
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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.

Are you looking for a challenge?

We are seeking a Software Engineer to join the team to develop, maintain, and improve the framework powering a rich set of user experiences on multiple platforms.

What you will be doing?
  • Implement and improve framework features and SDKs across multiple platforms while collaborating with application teams to help them meet their feature and performance requirements

  • Build clean, well-documented, and reusable APIs to simplify integration with platform services

  • Ensure SDKs are performant, scalable, and backward-compatible across versions

  • Collaborate with framework, and application teams to define SDK requirements and developer experience

  • Create and maintain developer documentation, sample apps, and integration guides

  • Debug and resolve integration issues reported by partner teams or SDK consumers

  • Continuously improve SDK usability, reliability, and adoption

  • Collaborate with team lead and peers to seek/give feedback on pull requests, gather technical requirements and technical design documents

What we are looking for?
  • B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent fields

  • 3-5 years of professional software development experience

  • Experience writing high-performance code in C++

  • Experience with Jenkins or any CI/CD tools

  • Experience writing JavaScript and/or TypeScript with popular frameworks like React, Angular, Ember and similar.

  • Solid understanding of API design principles, versioning, and backward compatibility

Bonus qualifications
  • Familiar with React Native

  • Experience building and shipping SDKs, libraries, or developer-facing platforms

  • Familiar with Development on multiple platforms (Linux, Android, Windows)

  • Experience with package management and distribution tools (e.g., Maven, Gradle, CocoaPods, npm, Conan)

  • Experience working on cross-platform SDKs (Android, iOS, Web, or desktop)

#LI-AT1

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

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.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

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

  • B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent fields
  • 3-5 years of professional software development experience
  • Experience writing high-performance code in C++
  • Experience with Jenkins or any CI/CD tools
  • Experience writing JavaScript and/or TypeScript with popular frameworks
  • Solid understanding of API design principles, versioning, and backward compatibility

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
Aliso Viejo, CA
8,768 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

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.

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