Software Engineer II Platform Data Reliability

Ready to level up your career? Join PlayStation as a Software Engineer II focused on Platform Data Reliability and Automation and help build reliable, scalable experiences for millions of players around the globe.

At PlayStation, we’re known not only for delivering exceptional gaming experiences but also for fostering an engineering environment centered on innovation, creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence. We welcome passionate engineers who enjoy solving challenging problems and are excited about shaping the future of play.

We are seeking a Software Engineer II (Platform Data Reliability & Automation) to help build, automate, and operate scalable data platforms using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud technologies.

This role focuses on improving the reliability and automation of NoSQL, streaming, and caching services across AWS and GCP environments. You’ll develop automation, observability, and operational tooling supporting technologies such as Cassandra, Aerospike, Kafka, and Redis.

Working alongside senior engineers, platform teams, and product teams, you’ll contribute to highly available infrastructure supporting billions of transactions and millions of players globally. By applying software engineering and database reliability engineering principles, you’ll help reduce manual work, improve system uptime, and make data services easier and safer for engineering teams to use.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

3+ years of experience in software engineering, database reliability engineering, site reliability engineering, platform engineering, or a related field.

Experience developing production software in Go, with an understanding of idiomatic code, testing, concurrency, error handling, and maintainability.

Hands-on experience developing or maintaining Infrastructure as Code or configuration-management tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

Experience deploying or operating workloads on Kubernetes.

Experience with AWS or GCP and familiarity with managed services such as MSK, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, Memorystore, or equivalent technologies.

Working knowledge of one or more NoSQL, caching, or streaming technologies, such as Cassandra, Aerospike, Kafka, AWS MSK, or Redis.

Understanding of distributed systems concepts, including availability, consistency, replication, fault tolerance, and horizontal scaling.

Working knowledge of Linux, networking, storage, and common system-troubleshooting techniques.

Familiarity with observability tools and practices, including metrics, logging, tracing, alerting, and dashboard creation.

Ability to independently diagnose and resolve technical problems within a defined scope, learn unfamiliar systems, and seek guidance when addressing complex or ambiguous challenges.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

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 time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

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