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Manager, Software Engineering

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San Mateo, CA, USA
275K-302K Annually
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San Mateo, CA, USA
275K-302K Annually
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Leads delivery of common software libraries across multiple projects and platforms while owning the technical roadmap. Responsibilities include incident root-cause resolution, deployment automation, infrastructure scaling, Kafka-based messaging implementations, monitoring and dashboards, Kubernetes and cluster management, certificate and identity management, and development of troubleshooting tools that improve infrastructure visibility and engineering efficiency.
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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.

Manager, Software Engineering

San Mateo, CA

Role Overview

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Manager, Software Engineering in San Mateo, CA to lead the delivery of common libraries targeting multiple projects across multiple platforms, owning the technical roadmap.


Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related field or equivalent, and two (2) years of experience working with Dev teams and improving services and infrastructural changes as a part of root cause analysis and resolution of incidents; creating and enhancing automation to ensure deployment of systems; enhancing infrastructures and auto-scale in the face of increasing network traffic or storage pressure; working with teams to implement requirements for Pub-Sub system (Kafka); setting up and maintaining monitoring for applications using Splunk and Yamas; setting up Splunk dashboards to read from local metric exporter and provide quick visibility into cluster state; leading projects to develop tools based on user’s requirements and usage, concentrated to reduce the troubleshooting time of engineers and improve visibility into the infrastructure; and in executing duties, utilizing tools including Chef, Screwdriver v2/v3, Jenkins, Pogo, Artifactory, and Git; and working with high-volume, highly-available messaging clusters including Kafka and Zookeeper, Hashicorp Consul, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Package management, Splunk, Monitoring systems, and Certificate and Identity management systems.
  • Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.

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.


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

$274,971.00 – $302,000.00/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.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.


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.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice (where applicable) for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. 

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.


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2207 Bridgepointe Parkway, San Mateo, CA, United States

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