Software Engineering Manager

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="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Be part of a team building brand new tools and platforms used by thousands of developers worldwide. We foster a diverse, inclusive culture where innovation, learning, and collaboration are at the core of everything we do.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>The role</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We are looking for a strong Software Development Manager to lead high-impact teams within the PlayStation SDK Developer Host Tools division.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">This role requires a balanced leader, someone who can manage a high-performing team, while also maintaining strong technical depth to guide architecture, review designs, and support engineers at a code level when needed.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You will operate across both backend distributed systems and web-based and/or native frontends, helping to shape solutions that are both technically sound and highly usable for developers.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What</strong> <strong>you’ll</strong> <strong>be doing</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Support, encourage, and help develop a team of engineers, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Assist with technical discussions and contribute to code reviews and system design</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Work together with other groups and teams across different time zones</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Help carry out the team's goals and follow the established plans</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Manage daily tasks while keeping in mind the team’s long-term objectives</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Promote a strong developer experience by focusing on ease of use, performance, and reliability</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Recognize challenges, help remove obstacles, and clarify tasks in situations that are not well defined</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What we are looking for</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Must have</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">7–10 years of overall software engineering experience with 3–5+ years of experience managing engineering teams.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong technical background with hands-on understanding of backend/platform fundamentals</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Ability to operate at code-level depth when needed (design reviews, debugging, guiding engineers)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Proven experience designing and delivering complex, distributed systems</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Experience working on developer tools, internal platforms, or productivity systems</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Strong ability to influence and align stakeholders across teams</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-f