Software Engineer, DevOps, Cloud Engineer - Software

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.

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®VR2, Play Station®Plus, Play Station™PC, 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 Corporation.

San Diego / San Mateo

We are building scalable Trust & Safety platforms and developer tools that help create safer online gaming experiences for players and creators worldwide. Our teams develop moderation systems, safety tooling, policy enforcement workflows, telemetry platforms, and operational infrastructure that support modern multiplayer and user-generated ecosystems.

This role sits at the intersection of backend systems, cloud infrastructure, web applications, analytics, and operational tooling. You will partner closely with platform engineers, trust & safety teams, game studios, and product stakeholders to design and deliver reliable systems that improve player safety, operational efficiency, and developer productivity.

As a Software Engineer I, you will:

• Design and build scalable web applications and backend services that power Trust & Safety operations and player protection systems.
• Develop modern frontend experiences using React/Type Script and backend services using Node.js, Python, Go, or similar technologies.
• Build internal moderation tools, policy enforcement systems, telemetry dashboards, analytics platforms, and operational workflows.
• Design APIs and platform services that integrate with multiplayer and live-service gaming ecosystems.
• Contribute to cloud-native infrastructure running on Kubernetes/GCP/AWS, including CI/CD pipelines, observability, and deployment automation.
• Improve reliability, scalability, and operational visibility across safety and platform services.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including product managers, data engineers, security teams, policy stakeholders, and game studios.
• Help drive automation and developer productivity through tooling, operational frameworks, and platform improvements.
• Contribute to technical discussions and collaborate with senior engineers on platform design and implementation.
• Learn and grow within a collaborative engineering culture focused on quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Trust & Safety platforms and moderation systems
• Policy enforcement workflows and operational tooling
• Telemetry, analytics, and observability platforms
• AI-assisted moderation and safety workflows
• Developer tools and internal operational dashboards
• Game platform APIs and backend services
• CI/CD and deployment automation systems
• Cloud-native infrastructure and orchestration
• Reliability engineering and operational excellence initiatives
• Studio-facing integrations and safety enablement tooling

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical…