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PlayStation Studios Mobile is seeking an experienced software engineer to design PlayStation's platform for developing, publishing, and operating free-to-play mobile games. An individual in this role will spearhead the design and implementation of this platform; work in partnership with internal teams to connect mobile games to PlayStation services; and ensure that all mobile games meet PlayStation's quality standards.
Responsibilities- Design the system architecture and backend services for the mobile games platform
- Measure and improve platform security, availability, throughput and cost efficiency
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to the platform engineering team
- Establish pipelines and processes to facilitate the delivery of high-quality software
- Collaborate across teams to integrate the platform with internal services
- Influence and contribute to the platform engineering roadmap
- Clearly communicate end-to-end system behavior to platform users and stakeholders
- Actively track technical innovations, changes, and trends affecting mobile game development
- 8+ years of professional experience in the mobile games industry
- Experience as a technical leader in an enterprise setting
- Skilled communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Expertise in software architecture, service design and distributed systems
- Expertise operating backend services at scale
- Experience designing APIs or related SDKs
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code, containers and Kubernetes/EKS
- Working knowledge of Unity or Unreal Engine
- Working knowledge of emerging technologies affecting mobile game development
- B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent
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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 to learn more.
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