> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/4610526-lead-software-engineer-data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4610526-lead-software-engineer-data). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer - Data - **Company:** Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited - **Location:** London, United Kingdom (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Franchise - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, DevOps, Video Game Development, Github, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Tableau (Software), Business Intelligence Development Studio, Claude Code, AWS Glue, Data Analytics, Front End Software Development, Software Coding, Looker Analytics, Data Pipelines - **Published:** November 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/6251398004 ## About the Role * You have experience building data integrations between different platforms, including APIs and pipelines * You are adept at writing code in Go, or write Python with a willingness to learn Go * You are experienced in building robust, scalable, and resilient services * You can demonstrate measurable impact that you have made in your current and previous roles * You enjoy having primary ownership of parts of a platform * Experience with AWS services, such as Amazon S3, Lambda, Redshift, Kinesis, Data Firehose, Athena and AWS Glue ## Description As a Lead Software Engineer with experience in data pipelines, you'll work in our cross-disciplinary Data Platform team to develop integrations and APIs supporting our Data Platform. These will include working with our data pipelines. You'll work closely with our Game Analytics data engineers, who process this data to gain valuable insights both during game development and post-launch. As a lead, you'll scale our platform and help us define its technical direction, expand its reach, and help define and build the future of the data platform for PlayStation games., * Own integrations with our data platform, including BI tooling, APIs, internal websites and other tooling * Drive improvements to achieve our technical and business goals * Enable studio self-service on our platform * Work closely with the Devops team, our data and frontend engineers, and stakeholders across the studio business group * Support our existing tooling, improving quality and documentation * Be a technical expert and share than knowledge with your colleagues, * Has made use of AI during the development cycle, including use of Claude Code, Codex or other harnesses * Experience integrating with with Omni Analytics, or a similar BI tool (Looker, Tableau etc) * GitHub and GitHub Actions experience 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.