Engineering Manager, Data Platforms

3 Months ago • 5-8 Years • Software Development & Engineering • $179,300 PA - $268,900 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead the engineering team responsible for PlayStation's foundational data platforms, Data Ocean (next-gen Data Lakehouse) and Databricks. Responsibilities include platform development ensuring reliability, scalability, and extensibility; setting technical direction aligned with PlayStation's data vision; managing and growing a high-performing team; enabling data access for various use cases (analytics, ML, operational workloads); promoting engineering best practices (automation, observability, security); and collaborating with stakeholders across product, analytics, and business functions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data platform engineering, cloud-native infrastructure, and team leadership.
Must have:
  • 5+ years data platform/engineering experience
  • 3+ years engineering leadership
  • Cloud platform experience (AWS/GCP)
  • Experience with Databricks and Apache Spark
  • Lead technical teams, set architectural direction
Good to have:
  • Real-time streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis)
  • Data warehouse platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery)
  • Apache Iceberg/Delta Lake experience
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Matching 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness program
  • Sony product discounts
  • Bonus package

Job Details

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our foundational data platforms — Data Ocean (our next-gen Data Lakehouse) and Databricks platform. These platforms are used by a wide range of personas across Playstation — including data engineers, analysts, machine learning engineers, data scientists, and product teams — and are critical to enabling data-driven decision-making, AI/ML, and scalable insights across the PlayStation ecosystem.

In this role, you will lead a talented engineering team focused on building secure, performant, and scalable next gen platforms. You’ll partner closely with platform product managers, Data Engineering, architecture, governance, and business teams to ensure the platform evolves to meet PlayStation’s growing data needs.


 What You Will Do:

  • Lead Platform Development – Own the end-to-end engineering Data platform, ensuring platform reliability, scalability, and extensibility. 

  • Set Technical Direction – Define architectural strategies aligned with PlayStation’s long-term data vision. 

  • Manage and Grow a High-Performing Team – Foster an engineering culture centered around quality, innovation, and ownership. 

  • Support Broad Use Cases – Enable data access and scalability for a range of use cases across analytics, machine learning, and operational workloads. 

  • Promote Engineering Best Practices – Champion platform engineering, infrastructure automation, observability, and security. 

  • Collaborate Across Teams – Partner with stakeholders across product, analytics, governance, and business functions to deliver cohesive solutions.
     

What We're Looking For:

  • 5+ years of experience in data platform or data engineering, with a strong focus on scalable, cloud-native infrastructure.

  • 3+ years in an engineering leadership role, driving execution and team development.

  • Experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS,GCP) and services such as S3, Lambda, Glue catalog, Athena, and related infrastructure for data processing and orchestration. 

  • Exposure to real-time streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka or Amazon Kinesis, alongside batch processing systems is good to have. 

  • Hands-on experience with Databricks and modern data processing frameworks like Apache Spark. 

  • Exposure to data warehouse platforms such as Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery. 

  • Strong understanding of emerging data interoperability standards, including table formats like Apache Iceberg and Delta.

  • Proven ability to lead technical teams, set architectural direction, and align execution with business goals. 

  • Effective communicator capable of influencing across technical and non-technical audiences.

 

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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.

$179,300 - $268,900 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. 

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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