Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Streaming

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 Play Station 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 Play Station brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

As a part of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the Game Development & Future Technology (GDFT) organization is leading the cloud gaming and development revolution, putting console-quality video games on any device!

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Streaming Game Services (CSGS) team, you’ll play a key role in the design and development of server-side applications on a large geographically distributed infrastructure.

• Design, develop, and maintain software powering the globally distributed Play Station Cloud Streaming infrastructure
• Build Kubernetes controllers, operators, and system services powering infrastructure lifecycle management and orchestration
• Own features from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
• Develop high-quality, maintainable code with comprehensive unit and integration testing
• Partner with SRE, Test and Platform Engineering to deliver reliable production services
• Investigate and resolve production issues with a focus on reliability and performance
• Contribute to architecture discussions, technical design documents, and engineering standards
• Effectively communicate technical approaches, project status, risks, estimates, and dependencies
• Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Codex, Claude, etc) to accelerate design, implementation, documentation, and debugging while maintaining engineering quality through sound technical judgment and code review
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and automation opportunities that improve engineering velocity, reliability, and operational efficiency

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience designing, implementing, and operating production software systems

• Strong experience developing production software in Rust
• Experience building applications or controllers on Kubernetes
• Experience developing software on Linux
• Proficiency with Git and modern software development workflows
• Familiarity with container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience debugging complex distributed applications
• Experience writing automated unit and integration tests
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of observability platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, OTel, or Open Search
• Experience working with modern AI-assisted software development tools to improve productivity while applying critical engineering review and validation
• Understanding of distributed systems concepts including concurrency, asynchronous programming, event-driven architectures, fault tolerance and consistency models

• Familiarity with Java or C++
• Familiar with Agile development concepts
• Comfortable working across software, infrastructure, networking, and hardware domains
• Experience with infrastructure automation using tools such as Ansible, AWX, or Git Ops workflows
• Ability to thrive in an environment with evolving requirements and technical challenges
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Contribution to the open-source community (ie. blogs, source code, etc)

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…