Jobs at PlayStation

Develop and maintain high-throughput backend and data systems for PlayStation’s cloud streaming platform. Build JVM applications, Flink stream-processing jobs, scalable ETL pipelines, APIs, and real-time data solutions. Optimize reliability, monitoring, and performance; support Kafka-to-cloud migrations; analyze requirements; contribute to architecture; and collaborate with Business Intelligence and product teams to convert data into actionable insights.

Lead product strategy and delivery for PlayStation Plus subscriptions and commerce experiences. Drive member acquisition, engagement, retention, conversion, and monetization through experimentation and data-informed decisions. Translate business needs into product requirements, collaborate with Marketing, Commercial, Data, and Engineering teams, and lead cross-functional initiatives supporting personalization, lifecycle management, and scalable consumer-facing experiences.

Develop and maintain high-performance storage software across Linux, FreeBSD, and PlayStation OS, including file systems, block-layer functionality, and I/O paths. Diagnose correctness, reliability, and performance issues across kernel and user-space components using low-level debugging and profiling tools. Optimize storage workloads, write tests and documentation, and collaborate with systems and kernel engineers. Preferred experience includes UBLK, io_uring, DMA, Rust, and open-source storage contributions.

Designs and implements governed analytics data products and gold datasets for multiple stakeholders. Responsibilities include data modeling, semantic-layer development, BI reporting, KPI and experiment design, statistical analysis, scalable Tableau and MicroStrategy solutions, and collaboration with data scientists and engineering teams to ensure accurate processing and actionable insights.

Leads large, strategic technical programs spanning multiple engineering teams, technologies, organizations, and geographies. Builds integrated plans and roadmaps, manages dependencies, risks, milestones, and tradeoffs, and provides executive visibility into program health. Partners with engineering, architecture, product, and senior leadership to drive decisions and outcomes without direct authority. Improves governance, operating models, planning cadences, metrics, and scalable program practices while mentoring TPMs and cross-functional partners.

Owns delivery roadmaps for production AI/ML systems from model concept through deployment and post-launch monitoring. Partners with applied science, data engineering, ML engineering, product, and analytics teams to define milestones, manage dependencies, resolve tradeoffs, track model health and operational metrics, and drive remediation. The role also manages vendor relationships, agile execution, executive communication, and cross-timezone technical programs.

Leads strategic finance and corporate development initiatives, including corporate strategy, long-range planning, financial modeling, investor relations, executive communications, M&A, investments, integration, and value creation tracking. Partners with senior leadership and global stakeholders to evaluate strategic priorities, prepare executive materials, manage cross-functional projects, and monitor investment performance.

Develop and maintain automated tests, sample applications, tools, and infrastructure for PlayStation SDK libraries and low-level software. Analyze automation failures, improve reliability and performance, create validation strategies, and contribute to scalable test-system architecture. Collaborate with engineering and offshore teams while identifying technical risks and supporting release confidence across C++, embedded firmware, Python infrastructure, and related platform technologies.

Lead enterprise strategy activation and continuous strategic planning for PlayStation. Build transformation frameworks, scenario-planning and portfolio-investment models, facilitate executive decision-making, align cross-functional leaders, and establish mechanisms for adapting strategic priorities. Develop core and exploratory business operating models, strengthen strategy execution, and introduce AI-enabled capabilities to improve research, synthesis, scenario modeling, and knowledge management.

Own the lifecycle and owned-channel marketing strategy for PlayStation product, hardware, and brand initiatives. Lead multichannel programs across web, email, mobile, and on-console messaging to improve engagement, conversion, retention, and revenue. Partner with product, marketing, data science, engineering, and creative teams to scale automation, personalization, experimentation, and customer journeys. Use performance insights to influence stakeholders and establish scalable lifecycle marketing practices globally.

Leads Sony Interactive Entertainment’s global privacy legal program, including privacy strategy, regulatory compliance, privacy-by-design, policies, training, vendor assessments, impact assessments, and incident response. Advises executives and the board, manages privacy professionals, coordinates with product, security, compliance, and business teams, and serves as a contact for regulators and customers. The role requires extensive legal and senior privacy leadership experience, knowledge of global privacy laws, and strong leadership and communication skills.

Leads planning and delivery of advanced PlayStation SDK components spanning graphics, audio/video processing, and compiler technologies. Coordinates cross-functional teams, facilitates Scrum ceremonies, plans releases, manages backlogs, tracks risks and project performance, analyzes capacity and timelines, reports insights to stakeholders, and maintains project documentation, traceability matrices, specifications, and regression test suites.

Manage FP&A for global games marketing, including budgeting, forecasting, monthly reporting, variance analysis, spend tracking, financial modeling, and stakeholder commentary. Consolidate regional data, investigate performance drivers, maintain data quality, and support Anaplan adoption through training, testing, validation, and model improvements. The role also strengthens reporting controls, improves finance processes, and delivers ad hoc analysis for marketing and finance leaders.

Supports accounting oversight for fixed assets, leases, construction in progress, and intangible assets. Responsibilities include capitalization assessments, lease accounting, month-end and quarter-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis, stakeholder partnering, outsourced team oversight, process improvements, internal controls, financial reporting, and audit support while ensuring compliance with IFRS standards.

Designs, builds, and supports scalable AWS cloud platforms, serverless and event-driven services, developer tools, and full-stack applications. Responsibilities include architectural decisions, production service development, REST API and systems integration, reliability engineering, troubleshooting, monitoring, documentation, code reviews, and technical guidance. The role collaborates across teams to deliver secure, maintainable, and cost-effective solutions while improving developer workflows and engineering standards.

Develop and maintain automated UI and API testing frameworks and suites across platforms and devices. Plan and execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing; analyze failures, investigate defects, monitor CI/CD jobs, and communicate quality risks. Collaborate with engineering, product, and QE teams to improve coverage, automation, tooling, and release readiness. The role also involves AI evaluation tooling, model monitoring, and human-in-the-loop review workflows.

Lead strategic programs and projects across global account management, redesigning processes and operating mechanisms to improve scalability and outcomes. Analyze performance data, build dashboards and executive-ready materials, manage cross-functional stakeholders, and support planning, forecasting, and business reviews. The role requires driving multiple workstreams, risks, dependencies, and continuous improvement initiatives across globally distributed teams and internal functions.

Leads Sony Interactive Entertainment’s global Product Counsel function across PlayStation hardware, software, and services. Manages legal professionals, advises product, engineering, design, security, privacy, and business teams throughout product development, and provides strategic guidance on international regulatory, compliance, privacy, safety, e-commerce, intellectual property, and consumer protection issues. The role develops global legal advice, manages cross-functional initiatives, establishes processes, provides training, and balances legal risk with business objectives.

Leads complex, large-scale cloud streaming programs across technology, product, business, and operations. Translates strategy into execution plans, governance, milestones, and measurable outcomes; manages risks, dependencies, communication, and executive reporting. Influences geographically distributed teams, drives launches and value realization, improves program delivery practices, and mentors program managers and technical program managers.

Supports the Senior Vice President and General Counsel by managing complex global calendars, meetings, travel, communications, expenses, invoices, events, and department logistics. Serves as a liaison among executives, employees, vendors, and external contacts; coordinates across time zones; creates presentations; maintains confidentiality; and improves administrative processes and procedures.