Senior Software Engineer

1 Month ago • 4-8 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

The CPU Compiler team at PlayStation in San Mateo, California seeks a Senior Software Engineer. Responsibilities include designing, implementing, optimizing, debugging, testing, and delivering product-level compiler tools. Collaboration with a distributed team and the open-source community is essential. The role involves optimizing developer turnaround time, improving the debugging experience for optimized code, enhancing runtime code performance, and developing/enhancing test suites. The ideal candidate will have experience in compiler development and optimization, and a passion for creating high-performance software.
Must have:
  • Compiler design and implementation
  • Optimization techniques
  • Debugging optimized code
  • Test suite development
  • Collaboration skills

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 Corporation.

The CPU Compiler team in San Mateo, California consists of passionate software engineers who design, develop, and deliver exceptional CPU compilers for PlayStation platforms.

An engineer on the compiler team will:

  • Work with a distributed team of engineers to design, implement, optimize, debug, test and deliver product-level compiler tools.
  • Engage with the open-source community for our mutual benefit.
  • Optimize developer turnaround time by reducing compile time and innovating new techniques to reduce compile and link time overhead.
  • Improve the debugging experience for optimized code.
  • Enhance the performance of generated runtime code via new optimizations and enhancements to existing optimizations.
  • Develop and enhance test suites to amplify code coverage and reduce regressions, harmonized with our QA team to ensure the qualify of the compiler.

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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Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.  


For more information about our company, please visit SonyInteractive.com. For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.

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