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Sony Interactive Entertainment · 4 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer - DPU Systems

Aliso Viejo, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$198K/yr - $297K/yr

10+ years exp

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a global leader in entertainment producing the PlayStation family of products and services. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer with a strong background in DPU software/firmware development to design and build innovative hardware and software solutions for the cloud gaming revolution.

Consumer GoodsMusicVideo Games

Work & Life Balance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain firmware for DPUs in high performance systems

Implement and optimize peer-to-peer PCIe communication between DPUs and other bus devices, minimizing latency and host CPU involvement

Manage network device queues across PCIe peers and handle doorbell interrupts to process them

Architect innovative solutions and drive alignment across teams and stakeholders

Collaborate across hardware, drivers, system software and network cross functional teams

Use hardware and software debugging tools to diagnose PCIe and DPU issues

Document key technical areas and share knowledge through technical presentations

Qualification

C/C++Nvidia BlueField DPUsPCIe communicationNetworking protocolsFirmware debuggingP4Open vSwitch/SonicRustJapanese languageTechnical leadership

Required

BS in Computer Science / Software Engineering or 10+ years of relevant work experience

8+ years of combined experience in C/C++

Expert level proficiency developing software/firmware on Nvidia BlueField DPUs, or similar technologies

Strong understanding of PCIe peer-to-peer communication, including memory-mapped I/O, queue management, and device-to-device signaling

Ability to debug, profile, and optimize firmware performance

Working knowledge of networking protocols: TCP/IP, UDP and L2 layer protocols

Proven track-record of solving ambiguous problems with minimal direction

Strong debugging / analysis / troubleshooting skills

Preferred

Experience with P4

Experience with Open vSwitch/Sonic

EVPN-VXLAN knowledge

Network driver development experience on Linux or embedded OS or similar

Experience with storage offload engines and computer networking domains

A track record of technical leadership guiding teams without hard authority

Motivated self-starter

Experience with Rust

Enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Knowledge of Japanese language and culture is a plus

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Matching 401(k)

Paid time off

Wellness program

Coveted employee discounts for Sony products

Bonus package

Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment is responsible for the PlayStation brand and family of products and services.

Founded in 1993

San Mateo, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.sie.com

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