Sony Engagement Platform Services (SEPS) is building the next-generation platform to power fan connections with content and creators across Sony's entertainment ecosystem, aiming to unlock meaningful, data-driven engagement and drive new revenue opportunities through a robust ecosystem of partners and creators.
Requirements
- Overall experience of at least 6 years in the software development industry
- At least 2 years of people management experience, with experience managing multiple teams or one larger team
- Able to manage, mentor, and empower teams, including other people managers
- Proven leadership skills and a passion for building, maintaining, and deploying both internal business applications and highly available services
- Ability to advise and influence technical discussions and decisions.
- Experience with agile development practices emphasizing continuous improvement.
- Experience with Java, Kotlin, or similar technologies, and delivering microservices
Responsibilities
- Oversee full-stack development efforts, fostering a productive and collaborative engineering environment.
- Plays a key part in scaling team capabilities and engineering excellence, while ensuring seamless platform integration across Sony Electronics, Sony Pictures, Sony Sports, and other Sony operating companies.
- Lead, mentor, and empower a growing team of engineers to deliver high-impact solutions aligned with strategic business goals and outcomes.
- Drive the successful delivery of multiple cross-platform projects by guiding teams in effective estimation, planning, and iterative value delivery.
- Execute and iterate on the team's vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring initiatives remain focused, achievable, and value-driven.
- Champion change and continuous improvement, identifying and implementing opportunities to enhance team performance, processes, and outcomes.
- Operate with autonomy and ownership in a large, distributed environment, consistently delivering results while managing complexity and ambiguity.
Other
- Lead, mentor, and empower a growing team of engineers to deliver high-impact solutions aligned with strategic business goals and outcomes.
- Foster a strong, inclusive, and collaborative engineering culture that emphasizes innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
- Collaborate effectively across global business units and product teams, navigating time zone differences to ensure alignment and progress.
- Strong communication, cross-group collaboration, and interpersonal skills. The ability to flex communication style to work with business and non-technical users in addition to engineers
- Ability to balance priorities across multiple projects.
