Manager, Software Engineering

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?</strong></p> <p>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.</p></div><p><span style="color: #0f4761;">Engineering Manager – PlayStation Portal Platform&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">Overview&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Platform Quality, Operational Excellence, and Engineering Productivity initiatives for PlayStation Portal based on AOSP.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">This role is responsible for driving Platform Performance, Stability, Security, and Observability through data-driven engineering practices, automation, telemetry, and cross-functional collaboration across Platform, QE, Security, Infrastructure, and Product teams.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">The ideal candidate combines strong technical leadership with exceptional people management skills and a passion for building highly reliable consumer products at scale. You will lead a team of experienced engineers while driving execution and continuous improvement of the PlayStation Portal platform used by millions of players worldwide.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">Responsibilities&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">People Leadership &amp; Team Management&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Lead, mentor, and grow a team of experienced software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, collaboration, and innovation.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Provide coaching, career development, performance management, and continuous feedback to support individual and team success.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Establish clear goals, expectations, and growth opportunities while ensuring team members feel valued, empowered, and heard.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Drive talent development, succession planning, and hiring efforts to build and maintain a high-performing engineering team.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Foster an inclusive and collaborative work environment that encourages creativity, accountability, and continuous learning.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">Platform Performance &amp; Stability&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Lead initiatives to improve Performance, Stability, Scalability, and overall reliability of the PlayStation Portal platform.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Define and drive Platform Health KPIs and Operational Excellence objectives.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Identify bottlenecks and systemic issues through profiling, telemetry, benchmarking, and large-scale data analysis.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Drive root-cause analysis and long-term corrective actions for platform issues.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Establish measurable quality targets and continuously improve platform health and user experience.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">Telemetry, Logging &amp; Data-Driven Improvements&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Design and implement telemetry, logging, observability, and monitoring systems across the platform stack.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Establish data-driven methodologies to continuously measure, analyze, and improve platform quality.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Build scalable data collection and analytics pipelines to generate actionable insights from devices, test environments, and CI/CD systems.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Enable engineering teams to make informed decisions through platform analytics, dashboards, and operational metrics.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">Quality Engineering &amp; Automation&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Partner closely with QE teams to define measurable KPIs for Performance, Stability, Reliability, and Quality.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Integrate automated measurements, benchmarking, and validation into CI/CD pipelines.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Lead automation efforts for regression detection, performance monitoring, and platform health assessment.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Improve engineering productivity through continuous testing, automated quality gates, and development workflow optimization.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">Drive adoption of engineering best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p style="color: !important;"><span style=