PlayStation is looking to build a small team of versatile and enthusiastic leaders to create new products for the PlayStation community, requiring an experienced and innovative software engineer to help build the foundation from the kernel up to support new products and features.
Requirements
- Experience with kernel development on FreeBSD or Linux and related platforms
- Excellent C programming and debugging skills
- Experience implementing automated regression testing
- 10+ years of experience in core systems software development in C/C++
Responsibilities
- Define and execute on the architecture of kernel mode drivers and associated modules for peripheral products
- Integrate new capabilities into legacy codebases while improving quality and reducing errors and complexity
- Lead partner and contract engineering resources to implement architecture
- Collaborate with HW, SW and UX teams to establish requirements, and then own those requirements through the product lifecycle
- Implement and exemplify modern software coding standards and development processes
- Develop robust software test infrastructure to support detailed testing and rapid iteration
- Cooperate effectively with other internal teams with overlapping responsibilities in system software development
Other
- Strong communication skills with both software engineers and non-software engineers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field, or equivalent work experience
- Travel (primarily international) required. Estimated up to 20% initially, 5% long term
