PlayStation

Data Engineer II

PlayStation$150K — $225K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years in software development and backend engineering for high throughput systems
  • Proficient in JVM languages (Kotlin, Scala, Java) and Python
  • Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, and SQL
  • Knowledge of functional and object-oriented programming, TDD
  • Familiar with web technologies like REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets
  • Expertise in data structures (JSON, Avro, Protobuf) and ETL processes.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement middleware and backend systems for high throughput
  • Develop stream processing jobs using Flink and scalable ETL jobs
  • Optimize performance and reliability of the data pipeline
  • Support migration of on-premises Kafka to cloud technologies
  • Analyze functional or business requirements in-depth
  • Contribute to architectural decisions for the data pipeline
  • Liaise with teams to convert data into actionable business insights.

Benefits

  • Top-tier medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Matching 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid time off and wellness program
  • Employee discounts for Sony products
  • Potential eligibility for a bonus package.
Full Job Description
Data Engineer II
Aliso Viejo, CA

The Data Engineering Team fuels real-time, intelligent data insights for PlayStation's Cloud Streaming offering. In this role, you'll collaborate closely with teams across PlayStation to deliver a scalable and reliable data platform that drives a data-first culture and outlook.

As a Data Engineer II, you will develop and maintain server-side applications for shaping, managing, and transforming data on a large geographically distributed infrastructure for PlayStation. Your work will include developing JVM based applications using Kotlin, Scala, or Java, Flink jobs, and APIs to provide real time data and insights across the Cloud Streaming ecosystem to ensure seamless data flow throughout our data pipeline. You will also work closely with our Business Intelligence team to translate product requirements to usable insights that fuel our business decisions. You bring passion and expertise to continuously improve the value that our data platform provides to data producers and consumers across the organization, providing tooling, standard methodologies, and state-of-the art technology to empower data-driven decisions to the company. You are self-motivated and thrive in a distributed team environment - comfortable taking initiative, handling your own work, and collaborating effectively across time zones and communication channels, embodying our one team mantra!
Responsibilities
  • Design and implement middleware and backend systems capable of handling high throughput and load
  • Develop and maintain stream processing jobs using Flink (stateful / stateless), and implement scalable ETL jobs that enable our partners and customers to glean intelligent insight
  • Optimize performance, reliability, and monitoring of the data pipeline stack
  • Support migration efforts of our on-premises Kafka to new cloud technologies
  • Perform in-depth analysis of functional or business requirements
  • Contribute to architectural decisions for PlayStation's cloud streaming data pipeline
  • Liaise with Business Intelligence and product domain teams to help turn data into information, and information into business value
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
  • 3+ years of experience in software development and backend engineering developing and maintaining high throughput and concurrent systems with high availability and fault tolerance
  • Proficient in JVM Languages (Kotlin, Scala, Java) and Python
  • Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, and SQL
  • Knowledge of software paradigms like functional programming, object oriented programming, TDD
  • Knowledge of web technologies including REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets
  • Expertise on data structures (JSON, Avro, Protobuf) as well as unstructured and semi-structured data
  • Experience with ETL, stream processing, real-time pipelines, and batch processing
  • Familiarity with software development tools and processes like Git and CI/CD
  • Track record monitoring and analyzing system performance, isolating issues or bottlenecks that could impact reliability, performance and scalability
  • Self-motivated, strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with geographically remote teams
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services at enterprise scale including, but not limited to, OpenSearch, MSK, and EKS is a plus
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies is a plus


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.

$150,100-$225,100 USD

About PlayStation

PlayStation is a video game brand that consists of four home video game consoles, as well as a media center, an online service, a line of controllers, two handhelds and a phone, as well as multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of Sony, with the first PlayStation console released in December 1994, followed by the PlayStation 2 in 2000, the PlayStation 3 in 2006, the PlayStation 4 in 2013, and the PlayStation 5 in 2020. PlayStation also has a strong online presence, with the PlayStation Network (PSN) which provides online gaming, streaming services, and access to the PlayStation Store. The PlayStation brand has become one of the most successful video game brands in history, with over 500 million consoles sold worldwide.
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