Sr Software Eng

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Play Station isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The Play Station family of products and services including Play Station®5, Play Station®4, Play Station®VR, Play Station®Plus, acclaimed Play Station software titles from Play Station Studios, and more. Play Station also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity.

We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The Play Station brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

You will turn new Play Station SDKs and platform features into developer‑ready integrations for Unreal Engine. This role sits inside the Game Integration Team and focuses on plugin/feature integration, PoC, performance validation, and partner rollout—ensuring what we ship is valuable in real production, horizontally reusable, and maintainable.

• Deliver “developer value” via robust UE integrations, samples, and guidelines.
• Shorten adoption lead‑time; avoid one‑off customizations and technical debt.
• Build a feedback loop from real‑world usage to SDK/PM for spec and roadmap improvements.

• UE integration:
  Develop and maintain UE (UE5) plugins/modules for Play Station SDK features; wire‑up build/CI, configuration, and diagnostics.
• PoC & validation:
  Design test plans (scenarios, metrics, pass/fail), run performance & stability investigations (rendering/IO/systems), and publish results.
• Samples & docs:
  Create runnable samples, quick‑starts, solving guides, and internal/external how‑to content.
• Partner rollout:
  Support studios during evaluation and integration; gather feedback; drive horizontalisation (templates, checklists, automation).
• Feedback & prioritisation:
  Channel developer insights into SDK/feature specs; influence priorities with data from PoC and field usage.
• Enablement:
  Deliver workshops/office hours; present findings internally and to partners; mentor peers.

• Deep knowledge of Play Station platforms, SDKs, and modern engine pipelines.
• Insight into leading studios’ production workflows and performance engineering practices.
• How platform features evolve from spec to shipped, and how to land them successfully with developers.

• Strong C++ and Unreal Engine (UE4/UE5) development; practical plugin/module experience.
• Shipped on console (ideally PS5) or large‑scale game/engine/tooling experience.
• Strength in one or more: rendering, systems/IO, performance analysis.
• Ability to design and implement validation plans; interpret GPU/CPU profiles; drive fixes.
• Proven documentation & sample creation; clear technical communication in English.

• Experience with Play Station SDK/API, TRC, Network features.
• Multi‑platform abstraction; conditional compilation & adapter patterns for engine integration.
• Automated build/test/perf pipelines; crash/telemetry analysis at scale.
• UE rendering graph/post‑process/up samplers, streaming, memory management know‑how.
• Public speaking/enablement (workshops, conferences, webinars);
  Japanese language ability.

• 60% Hands‑on integration, debugging, performance validation, and sample development.
• 20% Partner support, investigations, and documentation.
• 15% R&D / PoC experiments and internal collaboration.
• 5% Team rituals and operational tasks.

• Hybrid work with flexible hours; emphasis on sustainable schedules and work/life balance.

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• Free soft drinks
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. Play Station is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.