Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack

Why Play Station?

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.

San Mateo, CA - Hybrid. We are looking for a full‑stack software engineer to join our agile high‑performance Dev Team and contribute to the Best Place to Play. You will apply your software development skills and Web technologies to delight our users with innovative features.

• Work as part of an Agile Scrum team to design and develop end‑to‑end React/React‑Native/JavaScript‑based applications in the front‑end, or Java/JS/Graph QL in the backend, delivering highly scalable applications running on the PS5 console.
• Collaborate with UX designers and Product Management on requirements.
• Investigate and resolve reported defects and work with the QE team members to close on the issues.
• Work on continuous improvement of software, by profiling, refactoring and optimizing the code.
• Work with limited supervision under tight time constraints and respond to rapidly evolving requirements.
• Own sharable features and components across several projects and be accountable for the results.
• Ability to support and develop SDK/Sample Programs in native C++ code as needed.
• Ability to develop server components.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. Equivalent industry experience will be evaluated.
• Solid base in Computer Science, understanding of OOP, Data Structures, and Design Patterns.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• 3+ years of experience with designing and developing apps, plus experience in services integration.
• Strong programming skills using JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, JSON. Working knowledge/Some Experience with C/C++.
• Experience in Java or other server programming languages like Python.
• Passionate about quality and writing clean, readable code that scales and performs well.
• A collaborative teammate, a fast learner, with a positive and can‑do attitude.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Familiarity with popular JavaScript UI frameworks, React and React Native, Node.js, and Restful APIs.
• Works with Docker and Kubernetes in current role.
• Built and developed Cloud‑based applications or services, preferably in AWS.
• Built and developed Graph
  
  QL‑based applications.
• Experience working in Gaming, Digital Media Services, Device Software.
• Experience working with a large multi‑cultural team that values collaboration and inclusive professional conduct.

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At SIE, base pay is set from competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. This role may be eligible for a bonus package and top‑tier benefits that include medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program, and employee discounts for Sony products.

The estimated base pay range for this role is $193,300 — $289,900 USD.

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.