Principal Engineer, Developer ; DevEx

Principal Engineer, Developer Experience (Dev Ex)

Location:

Hybrid / Remote Eligible

At Play Station, we build the platforms and services behind some of the world’s most iconic entertainment experiences.

As our engineering organization grows, Developer Experience (Dev Ex) has become a strategic focus. We are investing in a unified, intelligent, and opinionated engineering ecosystem that enables teams to move faster, build with confidence, and focus on creating value.

This role helps shape how engineering is done across Play Station.

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to lead Developer Experience (Dev Ex) at scale.

In this role, you will treat developer experience as a product‑driving platform adoption, reducing friction across the software development lifecycle, and delivering measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and reliability.

You will work across organizations, partnering with senior engineering leaders to influence standards, platforms, and long‑term technical direction.

• Define and drive the Dev Ex strategy across Play Station.
• Own developer experience as a product, with clear roadmaps and success metrics.
• Identify and eliminate friction across the software development lifecycle.
• Drive platform‑first adoption of CI/CD, testing, and lifecycle automation.
• Define and promote golden paths for building, deploying, and operating services.
• Lead the evolution of lifecycle automation platforms.
• Reduce tooling fragmentation through consolidation and strong defaults.
• Influence engineering practices to improve delivery speed, quality, and reliability.
• Partner with senior leaders to align Dev Ex investments with business priorities.
• Represent Dev Ex strategy in senior technical and leadership forums.

• Experience leading large‑scale platform, infrastructure, or developer productivity initiatives.
• Ability to influence engineering practices across multiple teams or organizations.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, testing, deployment, and service operations.
• Experience balancing standardization with developer autonomy.
• Proven ability to translate technical strategy into measurable outcomes.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

• Experience building internal platforms as products.
• Familiarity with developer portals (e.g., Backstage).
• Experience with application lifecycle management or automation at scale.
• Exposure to AI‑assisted engineering or automation workflows.
• Passion for improving developer experience and engineering excellence.

• Shape how engineering is done at Play Station.
• Impact thousands of developers and millions of players.
• Work on long‑term, high‑impact platform initiatives.
• Partner with strong technical leaders across the company.
• Turn developer pain points into durable, scalable solutions.

The estimated base pay range for this role is $232,300 — $348,500 USD.

We consider several factors when setting base pay range, including market benchmarking and geographic location. The base pay may vary with our hybrid working policy and will be determined based on job‑related factors such as knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Eligible for SIE’s top‑tier benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program, and employee discounts for Sony products.

May also be eligible for a bonus package.

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We conduct background checks at the offer stage for all new employees, which may include criminal background checks for some roles.

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.