Service Reliability Engineer I (Contract)
at Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal
- Location
- United States, Aliso Viejo, 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 style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Sony Interactive Entertainment</strong> </span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>GDFT</strong></span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Site Reliability Engineer</strong> <br>(12 month contract)</span></p> <p> </p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">As a part of Sony Computer Entertainment, the Gaming, Development, & Future Technology group (GDFT) is leading the cloud gaming revolution, putting console-quality video games on any device, from TVs to consoles to mobile devices and beyond. </span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Our Site Reliability Engineering team plays a significant role in delivering on the promise of a great cloud gaming experience to our customers. We do this by influencing design and operational decisions towards the overall stability of the gaming service. Our SREs focus on three main things: overall ownership of production, production code quality, and deployments. The successful candidate will be self-directed and able to participate in the way we make decisions at different levels. </span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">We expect our SREs to have opinions on the state of our service and provide critical feedback during different phases of the operational lifecycle. We are engaged throughout the S/W development lifecycle, ensuring the operational readiness and stability. </span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Requirements</strong> </span></p> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Minimum of 2+ years working experience in Software Development and/or Linux Systems Administration role. </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Available to be scheduled in on-call rotation. </span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Skills & Knowledge</strong> </span></p> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Proficient as a Linux Production Systems Engineer, with experience managing large scale Web Services infrastructure. </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Development experience in one or more of the following programming languages: </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Python (preferred) </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Bash, Go, Java, C++, or Rust </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">In addition, experience with at least 3 of the following topics: </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Distributed data storage at scale (Hadoop, Ceph) </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">NoSQL at scale (MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra) </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Data Aggregation technologies. (ElasticSearch, Kafka) </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Scaling and running traditional RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL) with High Availability </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Monitoring & Alerting (Prometheus, Grafana), and Incident Management toolsets </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Kubernetes and/or AWS (deployment and management) </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Software Distribution (Package management and distribution at scale) </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Configuration Management (ansible, saltstack, puppet, chef) </span></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">S/W Performance analysis and load testing (QA or SDET experience: a plus) </span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="color: !important;"> </p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>At SIE, working with our partners, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. <br><br>Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.<br><br>In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. 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