Software Engineer II - Full Stack

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

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Software Engineer II - Full-Stack

Are you interested in building the next generation of gaming for a company with millions of fans around the world? If you dream of crafting meaningful experiences for users, or enjoy tackling unique and exciting challenges, you’ll find everything you are looking for (and more) at PlayStation! We’re looking for a hard-working Software Engineer II who is eager to embrace the journey of building that next generation of gaming with us, one piece at a time.

PlayStation is looking for a Software Engineer to build systems which enable our business to craft incredible experiences on web, mobile, PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5. Ready for a rare opportunity to be part of a high-performance team, delivering high quality software, for one of the world's most recognizable brands? If you are passionate about quality, problem solving, and collaborating with teams across the globe, we believe you will be a phenomenal fit!

What you will do:

• Capture and define requirements, and craft solutions using technologies such as JavaScript, Java and React

• Own features, applications or libraries, meeting or defining evaluation criteria for testability, scalability, and performance

• Ensure proper code and test coverage by writing effective unit and integration tests

• Work with QA to maintain a high-level of software quality, helping to adjust and adapt solutions and processes as needed

• Work independently, collaborate with other members of your team, and mentor junior members

• Develop and maintain high-quality, efficient, and reusable code, while troubleshooting and problem-solving methodically and thoroughly, optimizing existing solutions, and refactoring the existing code base.

• Exercise your creative problem solving capabilities to optimize existing solutions and work with other teams to define a path forward

• Participate in on-call support and production troubleshooting, which may occur during off-hours, to ensure the continuity and reliability of the PlayStation Network

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent, or at least 5 years of relevant professional experience

• 3-5+ years professional software development experience (Java, JavaScript)

• Proficient in customer facing UI development (JavaScript/HTML5/CSS3)

• Experience interacting with RESTful APIs

• Experience collaborating with multi functional partners, especially with product, design, and server teams

• Proficiency in performance optimization or comparable areas within your current field

Desired Skills:

• Experience with SPA frameworks such as React, Angular, Ember.js, or similar

• Experience building back-end services using Object-Oriented languages such as Java, C#, JavaScript, or similar

• Experience with Relational Databases

• Experience with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies

• Experience with hosting applications and services in AWS

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. 

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