Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer

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.

• Develop and maintain scalable full-stack applications using modern frameworks and cloud-native services.
• Implement and enhance RESTful APIs, microservices, and integrations with internal and external platforms.
• Build performant, accessible, and responsive front-end user interfaces.
• Collaborate with peers and technical leads on system design, implementation, and code reviews.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following best practices.
• Implement and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability improvements.
• Support production systems through troubleshooting, debugging, and on-call participation as needed.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute ideas for continuous improvement.
• Create and maintain technical documentation to ensure operational readiness and supportability.
• Ensure compliance with security standards, data governance, and accessibility requirements.
• Provide accurate timelines for specific tasks assigned.
• Travel as needed for projects or support (5-10%).

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with demonstrated expertise in both front-end and back-end systems.
• Strong proficiency in at least one modern front-end framework (React, Angular, or Vue).
• Experience developing backend services using Node.js, Java, Go, or Python.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, database modeling, and integration patterns.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with relational and/or No
  
  SQL databases such as Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, or Dynamo
  
  DB.
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and modern Dev Ops workflows.
• Strong debugging, performance optimization, and problem‑solving skills.
• Working knowledge of application security and secure development practices.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to work independently and manage workload with minimal supervision.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies.

• Experience with distributed or event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka, SNS/SQS).
• Familiarity with serverless technologies or infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation).
• Exposure to data streaming, analytics, or machine learning integration.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and Dev Ops culture.
• Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities.
• Experience with version control systems (Git/Git Hub).

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Advanced degree or relevant certifications (AWS, Kubernetes, etc.) are a plus.

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid…