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Sony Interactive Entertainment · 2 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineer, ReactNative

San Mateo, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$216K/yr - $324K/yr

8+ years exp

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a global leader in entertainment, recognized for producing the PlayStation family of products and services. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer specializing in React Native to define architecture and best practices for mobile and desktop user experiences, while collaborating with various teams to deliver high-quality user interfaces.

Consumer GoodsMusicVideo Games

Work & Life Balance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define and evolve the frontend architecture for PlayStation client applications on mobile using React Native and modern JavaScript/TypeScript

Drive performance optimizations and best practices for rendering, startup time, and UI responsiveness

Collaborate with native platform engineers (C++/Objective-C/Swift) to design and integrate custom native modules and optimize cross-platform interoperability

Apply architectural design patterns such as MVC, MVVM, MVP to develop a sustainable and reusable codebase

Partner with product managers, designers, and researchers to translate user experience requirements into elegant, maintainable solutions

Establish coding standards, testing strategies, and development patterns that raise the quality bar for frontend engineering

Mentor engineers and act as a multiplier for frontend development expertise across the broader team

Investigate new frontend technologies, frameworks, and performance techniques, and guide their adoption when appropriate

Represent frontend/OS needs in technical and architectural discussions across Sony Interactive Entertainment

Qualification

React NativeJavaScriptTypeScriptFrontend performance optimizationCross-platform architectureMobile application developmentUI frameworksMentoring engineersIOS developmentAccessibilityCI/CD pipelinesCollaboration skillsTechnical leadership

Required

8+ years of software development experience, with significant experience building React Native apps or high-performance JavaScript/TypeScript applications

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Strong expertise in frontend performance profiling, optimization, and debugging

Passion for delivering world-class user interfaces with exceptional performance

Deep understanding of cross-platform architecture and how to bridge between JS and native modules

Proven track record of delivering production-quality mobile or desktop applications with React Native

Experience designing scalable frontend architectures and reusable UI frameworks

Strong collaboration skills and ability to work closely with native engineers, designers, and product managers

Demonstrated technical leadership: leading projects, mentoring engineers, or setting engineering strategy

Preferred

Familiarity with iOS development and native bridging concepts (C++, Objective-C, Swift)

Experience with accessibility, internationalization, and UI testing frameworks

Contributions to open-source React Native or frontend libraries

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern build systems for frontend development

Experience working with globally distributed teams

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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