PlayStation is building the future of connected gaming experiences through a unified platform powering services and experiences across consoles, clients, and the cloud. They are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead their Platform Engineering team—driving adoption, stability, and innovation that impacts developers and players worldwide.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading backend/platform teams in production environments, with a track record of building resilient and scalable systems.
- 3+ years of experience designing, building, and operating backend services (RESTful and/or GraphQL) at scale.
- Strong understanding of AWS primitives (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS) and cost-optimization strategies.
- Demonstrated success in coaching and mentoring engineers, balancing delivery with individual growth.
- Experience building developer platforms and driving adoption across diverse engineering teams.
- Deep knowledge of GraphQL, including schema design, federation, and service adoption patterns.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, service observability (metrics, logging, tracing), and production incident management.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a dedicated platform engineering team (6–10 engineers), ensuring delivery on roadmaps that prioritize resilience, developer velocity, and global scalability.
- Evangelize the platform strategy across PlayStation by partnering closely with engineering leaders across service and client teams to align on integration, adoption, and long-term technical direction.
- Maintain accountability for platform health—ensuring services are highly available, cost-efficient, and observable—while establishing standards for platform-wide operations.
- Collaborate with global teams across San Mateo, Tokyo, London, and more to drive consistent adoption and integration of platform services.
- Partner with leadership and stakeholders to translate strategic priorities into executable technical roadmaps that advance the PlayStation ecosystem.
- Mentor and coach engineers to grow their careers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, inclusivity, and innovation.
- Drive continuous improvement in developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, service performance, and observability to accelerate the developer experience.
Other
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience with 8+ years of overall experience in the software engineering domain.
- Prior experience working in globally distributed teams and influencing technical direction across org boundaries
- We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
