PlayStation

Senior Software Engineer SDK

PlayStation$193K — $289K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in Computer Science or related field
  • 3-5 years of professional software development experience
  • Proficiency in high-performance coding with C++
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins
  • Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks such as React or Angular
  • Solid understanding of API design and versioning principles

Responsibilities

  • Implement and enhance framework features for various platforms
  • Build clean and well-documented APIs for service integration
  • Ensure SDK performance, scalability, and version compatibility
  • Collaborate to define SDK requirements and improve developer experience
  • Create and maintain developer documentation and integration guides
  • Debug integration issues reported by partner teams
  • Seek and provide feedback on technical designs and pull requests

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Matching 401(k) plan
  • Paid time off and wellness programs
  • Employee discounts on Sony products
  • Potential eligibility for bonus package
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Software Engineer to join the team to develop, maintain, and improve the framework powering a rich set of user experiences on multiple platforms. What you will be doing? • Implement and improve framework features and SDKs across multiple platforms while collaborating with application teams to help them meet their feature and performance requirements • Build clean, well-documented, and reusable APIs to simplify integration with platform services • Ensure SDKs are performant, scalable, and backward-compatible across versions • Collaborate with framework, and application teams to define SDK requirements and developer experience • Create and maintain developer documentation, sample apps, and integration guides • Debug and resolve integration issues reported by partner teams or SDK consumers • Continuously improve SDK usability, reliability, and adoption • Collaborate with team lead and peers to seek/give feedback on pull requests, gather technical requirements and technical design documents What we are looking for? • B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent fields • 3-5 years of professional software development experience • Experience writing high-performance code in C++ • Experience with Jenkins or any CI/CD tools • Experience writing JavaScript and/or TypeScript with popular frameworks like React, Angular, Ember and similar. • Solid understanding of API design principles, versioning, and backward compatibility Bonus qualifications • Familiar with React Native • Experience building and shipping SDKs, libraries, or developer-facing platforms • Familiar with Development on multiple platforms (Linux, Android, Windows) • Experience with package management and distribution tools (e.g., Maven, Gradle, CocoaPods, npm, Conan) • Experience working on cross-platform SDKs (Android, iOS, Web, or desktop) #LI-AT1 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

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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