Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Client Platform)

San Mateo, CA - Hybrid

Play Station is building the future of connected gaming experiences through a unified platform powering services and experiences across consoles, clients, and the cloud. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead our Client Experiences team. You’ll own the technical strategy, people leadership, and execution, scaling them from 0→1 and 1→N. You’ll manage managers and senior ICs, partner with Product, Design, Research and Security, and set a culture of high‑velocity delivery with reliability and safety.

• Lead and grow a dedicated client engineering team, ensuring delivery on roadmaps that prioritize user delight, modularity, multi-platform architecture, and global scalability.
• Evangelize the multi-platform strategy across Play Station by partnering closely with engineering leaders across platforms and client teams to align on integration, adoption, and long‑term technical direction.
• Multi-surface architecture: strike the right balance between native excellence and shared code; build a coherent design system and navigation model that spans phone, tablet, desktop, and web.
• Build and lead high‑impact teams (hiring, coaching, performance, career paths); manage managers and staff engineers. Mentor and coach engineers to grow their careers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, inclusivity, and innovation.
• Own the Platform:
  Define the North Star platform architecture, set Performance and Reliability KPIs, and Release Engineering specifics to ship predictably.
• Culture & process: set clear operating rhythms, foster autonomy with accountability, and raise the bar on engineering quality. Be a champion of advocating AI first team mindset.
• Collaborate with global teams across San Mateo, Tokyo, London, and more to drive consistent adoption and integration of platform services.
• Partner with leadership and stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into executable technical roadmaps that advance the Play Station ecosystem.
• Drive continuous improvement in developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, service performance, and observability to accelerate the developer experience.

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience with 10+ years of overall experience in the software engineering domain. 5+ years leading client/mobile/web teams in engineering leadership roles; 2+ years managing managers and senior/staff ICs.
• Track record shipping large‑scale native apps and/or complex web apps with strict performance, reliability, and privacy requirements. Prior experience in releasing globally distributed applications impacting millions of users.
• Strong technical background in software development with proven success building and shipping mobile and desktop applications.
• Experience with React Native and native mobile technologies iOS/iPadOS, with broader familiarity with desktop architecture, such as Windows and macOS.
• Track record of recruiting, scaling, and retaining engineering talent in a high‑growth environment. Demonstrated success in coaching and mentoring engineers, balancing delivery with individual growth.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions.
• Successfully promoted a culture of belonging and engineering excellence.

• Depth in at least two:
  Swift/Kotlin, Type Script/React, language stacks.
• Familiarity with iOS/Android or macOS/Windows OS platforms.
• Knowledge of Graph
  
  QL, including schema design and federation is a plus.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, service observability (metrics, logging, tracing), and production incident management.

This role is eligible for Sony Interactive Entertainment’s top‑tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.

The estimated base pay range for this role is $246,600 – $369,800 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.

Play Station is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.