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Sony Interactive Entertainment · 1 day ago

Software Engineer I & II

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a global leader in entertainment, recognized for producing the PlayStation family of products and services. The role focuses on building the backend infrastructure for the PlayStation platform, requiring collaboration with both local and international teams to develop scalable services and ensure high-quality delivery.

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Responsibilities

Work among a dedicated platform level scrum team, building the future backend infrastructure that powers the PlayStation platform. You will collaborate not only within the scrum team, but work closely with an international team of client and backend developers
Develop scalable and robust services built on top of NodeJS
Submit, review, and address proposals submitted by cross team contributors that’ll help shape the overall architecture and organization of the platform
Represent the team in technical forums, present designs, and share experiences with other Sony software development organizations
Ensure accuracy and completeness through usage of unit tests for portions of code delivered
Ownership of the implementation and delivery of mid-size to large features. Create required documentation including low-level design. Communicate estimates, schedules, issues and dependencies to the team
Fix bugs and provide support for business and maintenance teams

Qualification

JavaScriptNodeJSGraphQLAWSTypeScriptRESTful APIsGRPC APIsCI/CDAgile methodologyLoad testingServer Side Rendering

Required

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree
3+ years of building, maintaining, and enhancing backend services
Experience developing and utilizing GraphQL in a production environment
Strong experience and usage with JavaScript / TypeScript, NodeJS
Well-versed knowledge of various cloud solutions offered by AWS (Redis, DynamoDB, S3, etc.)

Preferred

Experience with development of RESTful and/or gRPC APIs
Experience with server optimizations, focusing on architecture that provides low latency and scalable solutions
Knowledge of industry-supported metrics capturing and monitoring solutions
Prior work with building and maintaining CI/CD pipeline solutions
Familiarity with writing and running load testing scripts with tooling such as K6
Knowledge of Server Side Rendering app technologies such as NextJS a bonus
Previous experience working within the agile development methodology and closely collaborating among various teams across an organization
Familiarity with other Server Side Languages

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Matching 401(k)
Paid time off
Wellness program
Coveted employee discounts for Sony products
May be eligible for a bonus package

Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment

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

H1B Sponsorship

Sony Interactive Entertainment has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (290)
2024 (258)
2023 (208)
2022 (279)
2021 (210)
2020 (213)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Ben King
SVP, Direct-to-Consumer, Sony Interactive Entertainment / Playstation
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Kiichiro Urata
SVP, Head of Japan Asia Partner Development & Relations / member of the Board of Directors
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