Senior Software Engineer (Platform Data Reliability & Automation)
at Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal
- Seniority
- Senior
- Location
- United States, San Diego, CA
- Posted
- 6d ago
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at Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal
<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: #000000;">Ready to level up your career? Join <strong>PlayStation</strong> as a <strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong> focused on <strong>Platform Data Reliability</strong> and <strong>Automation</strong> and help drive innovation at the forefront of interactive entertainment. You’ll be part of a world-class engineering team focused on building seamless, scalable experiences for millions of players around the globe.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">At PlayStation, we’re known not only for delivering exceptional gaming experiences but also for fostering a top-tier engineering environment centered on <strong>innovation, creativity, and technical excellence</strong>. We welcome passionate engineers who thrive on solving complex problems and are aligned with our vision of shaping the future of play.</span></p> <h3><span style="color: #1d1c1d;"><strong><br></strong></span><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Role Overview:</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="color: #000000;">We are seeking a <strong>Senior Software Engineer (Platform Data Reliability & Automation)</strong> to play a critical role in building, automating, and operating scalable data platforms with a strong emphasis on <strong>Infrastructure as Code (IaC)</strong> and <strong>cloud technologies</strong>.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">This role focuses on the <strong>reliability</strong> and <strong>automation</strong> of <strong>NoSQL, Streaming, and Caching services</strong> across <strong>AWS and GCP</strong> environments. You’ll design robust automation frameworks, ensure high availability, and partner with product and platform teams to deliver resilient, highly available infrastructure supporting billions of transactions and millions of players globally.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">By embracing <strong>Development</strong> & <strong>DBRE principles</strong>, driving <strong>automation-first practices</strong>, and applying <strong>AI/ML where applicable</strong>, you’ll enhance system uptime, reduce manual toil, and enable velocity for engineering teams across PlayStation.<br><br>You'll work closely with platform and product teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of high-performance, scalable solutions across <strong>PlayStation's</strong> global ecosystem. Your contributions will directly support the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of our data platform powering millions of players worldwide.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Design</strong> and <strong>implement</strong> Infrastructure as Code (<strong>IaC</strong>) and <strong>automate</strong> the provisioning, monitoring, scaling, and lifecycle management of NoSQL, Streaming, and Caching platforms (e.g., Cassandra, Aerospike, Kafka, Redis). <strong><br><br></strong></span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Drive end-to-end <strong>automation</strong> to enable repeatable, reliable, and self-service deployment of data services across cloud and hybrid environments.<br><br></span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Ensure high availability, scalability, and resiliency of the <strong>platform data solutions </strong>.<br><br></span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Define and enforce <strong>SLIs, SLOs, and error margins </strong>for data platforms to drive reliability engineering practices.<br><br></span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Build highly <strong>performant</strong>, <strong>self-healing</strong> systems, automated failover, and auto scaling solutions for databases and streaming platforms.<br><br></span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Develop observability solutions (metrics, logging, tracing) for <strong>Cassandra, Aerospike, Redis, and Kafka/MSK</strong> to ensure proactive issue detection.<br><br></span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Partner with engineering and platform teams to provide <strong>reliable</strong>, <strong>scalable</strong>, and <strong>performant</strong> data services.<br><br></span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Lead incident response for critical database/caching/streaming issues and drive root cause analysis with permanent automated fixes.<br><br></span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Explore and apply <strong>AI-driven approaches to automation</strong> (e.g., anomaly detection, predictive scaling, automated remediation) to enhance operational efficiency.<br><br></span></li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Drive and implement <strong>best practices, procedures, operational playbooks</strong> to <strong>facilitate knowledge sharing</strong> and support continuous improvement <strong>across global teams</strong> <br><br></span></li> <li style="color: #1