Sony Interactive Entertainment is hiring a
Mobile Platform Architect

Summary

The job is for an experienced Software Engineer to design PlayStation's platform for free-to-play mobile games. The role involves designing system architecture, improving platform security and efficiency, providing technical leadership, collaborating with teams, and ensuring quality standards. The candidate should have 8+ years of experience in the mobile games industry, be a skilled communicator, and have expertise in software architecture, service design, distributed systems, APIs, and infrastructure-as-code.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in the mobile games industry
• Experience as a technical leader in an enterprise setting
• Skilled communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Expertise in software architecture, service design and distributed systems
• Expertise operating backend services at scale
• Experience designing APIs or related SDKs
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, containers and Kubernetes/EKS
• Working knowledge of Unity or Unreal Engine
• Working knowledge of emerging technologies affecting mobile game development
• B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Design the system architecture and backend services for the mobile games platform
• Measure and improve platform security, availability, throughput and cost efficiency
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the platform engineering team
• Establish pipelines and processes to facilitate the delivery of high-quality software
• Collaborate across teams to integrate the platform with internal services
• Influence and contribute to the platform engineering roadmap
• Clearly communicate end-to-end system behavior to platform users and stakeholders
• Actively track technical innovations, changes, and trends affecting mobile game development

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products
• Bonus package