Senior Software Engineer

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-effective cloud services on AWS, with a focus on serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Architect and implement production AWS solutions using services such as Lambda, Step Functions, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, and related technologies.
• Design and develop web applications and services spanning front-end, back-end, APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure.
• Integrate cloud services with internal and external systems using secure, reliable, and maintainable interfaces and engineering practices.
• Design for operational reliability, including robust error handling, monitoring, and recovery from failures.
• Diagnose production issues and identify performance, reliability, usability, and developer-experience improvements.
• Collaborate with engineers, users, and partner teams to understand requirements, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and deliver practical solutions.
• Contribute to technical documentation, engineering standards, code reviews, and architectural decisions.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in cloud platforms, backend systems, or related fields.
• Strong proficiency in Python, including software design, automated testing, and dependency management.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing production systems on AWS.
• Experience with distributed, asynchronous, or event-driven system architectures.
• Demonstrated experience shipping and supporting at least one production cloud service.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC), particularly Terraform.
• Experience designing and integrating REST APIs or other service-to-service interfaces.
• Experience debugging complex systems and diagnosing issues across multiple services and components.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.

• Experience with serverless and container-based AWS technologies such as Lambda, Step Functions, ECS/Fargate, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, or EventBridge.
• Experience with AWS security and identity concepts, including IAM, least-privilege access, secrets management, and service-to-service authentication.
• Experience with observability, tracing, monitoring, and debugging using tools such as Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail.
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.
• Experience developing full-stack web applications using technologies such as JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Java, or SQL databases.
• Experience designing internal developer platforms, workflow systems, or developer-facing tools.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies such as Scrum.
• Familiarity with mobile application development, particularly Android or iOS.
• Familiarity with the PlayStation ecosystem.

At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$193,300—$289,900 USD

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