Sr Manager, Software Engineering , San Mateo, CA

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.

Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Client Platform)

San Mateo, CA - Hybrid

• 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.
• Build a coherent multi‑surface architecture that balances native excellence with shared code, creating a 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.
• Set clear operating rhythms, foster autonomy with accountability, and raise the bar on engineering quality; champion an AI‑first 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 in software engineering.
• 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 or complex web apps with strict performance, reliability, and privacy requirements, impacting millions of users.
• Strong technical background building and shipping mobile and desktop applications.
• Experience with React Native and native mobile technologies iOS/iPadOS; familiarity with desktop architecture on Windows and macOS.
• Track record recruiting, scaling, and retaining engineering talent in a high‑growth environment; demonstrated success coaching and mentoring engineers.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills; ability to work effectively across functions.
• Successfully promoted a culture of belonging and engineering excellence.

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

Equal Opportunity Statement: 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 or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

At Sony Interactive Entertainment, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top‑tier benefits package that includes 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.

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The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$246,600 - $369,800 USD

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