Full Stack Software Engineer , San Mateo, CA

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.

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. You will work and collaborate daily with a diverse team dedicated to excellence, inclusion, and fun. This is a rare opportunity to be part of one of the world’s most recognized brands, and to collaborate with Play Station engineering teams across the globe.

• Collaborate with UX designers and Product Management on requirements.
• Investigate and resolve reported defects and work with the QE team members to close 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.
• 2+ years of experience with designing and developing apps, plus experience in services integration.
• 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.

• Experience 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.

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information 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.

We sincerely appreciate the time and effort you spent in contacting us and we thank you for your interest in Play Station.

Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role may also be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

$157,300 – $187,600 USD