Sr. Software Engineer

• Master's degree in Computer Science, or related field or equivalent, and two (2) years of experience designing and developing real-time distributed systems to power core experiences; developing distributed systems with a focus on low latency, high throughput, and high availability; utilizing AWS services and ability to manage AWS components DynamoDB, S3, SQS, and IAM; using dependency injection frameworks including Guice and Spring to build modular and testable code; developing application through TDD (Test Driven Development) and unit testing process using Junit and Mockito; monitoring service health using Cloudwatch, DataDog, and Grafana; ensuring rapid delivery of services using CI/CD infrastructure; managing data pipelines, real-time data flows, stream processing and distributing data flows using Kafka, Flink, and Spark; ensuring high throughput through caching data in stores including Redis and Aerospike; and in executing duties, utilizing MySQL database, Spring frameworks (Springboot and Spring Actuator), event streaming platforms including Kafka, Kinesis, SQS, and SNS and JVM based languages including Java/Kotlin. Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.

paid time off, 401(k) United States, California, San Mateo Jun 24, 2026

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn't just the Best Place to Play - it's also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we're part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity., 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 roleis eligiblefor 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.Clickhereto learn more.

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

$199,244.00 - $208,700.00/year

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.