As a Software Engineer II at PlayStation's Connected Experiences team, you'll design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain highly scalable Java-based services connecting PlayStation users with social and entertainment experiences.  This role involves collaborating with product managers, architects, engineers, and operations teams to build robust solutions. Responsibilities include in-depth requirement analysis, code reviews, project prioritization, issue triage, and operational incident handling.  You will build services for deployment in AWS EC2 or EKS using Docker, working with technologies like Spring Boot, Tomcat, JAXRS, and various data storage solutions.  Experience with agile methodologies, CI/CD, and monitoring tools is essential.

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<div class="job__description body"><div>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.
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The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.</div><div><h2>Software Engineer II</h2>PlayStation has thrilled gamers since 1994, when we launched the original PlayStation. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment. Not only is PlayStation the Best Place to Play —it’s also the Best Place to Work.PlayStation is the leading entertainment platform with over 80 million daily active users in over 90 countries!<h2> Our Team:</h2>The Connected Experiences team builds highly scalable java based services that connect PlayStation users with the social and entertainment experiences they love. Our services provide customers with always-available unified experiences to enrich the PlayStation ecosystem with simplicity, security, and reliability. Our mission is to provide the highest level of performance and reliability for our customers.<h2> The Role:</h2>As part of our team, you'll develop distributed services, collaborate with product managers, architects, engineers, and operations team members to build highly robust solutions. Role responsibilities include:<ul><li>Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software</li><li>Provide solutions that are simple, maintainable, well abstracted, and with accurate test coverage</li><li>Perform in-depth requirement analysis and design/code reviews with peers</li><li>Manage individual projects priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with your technical expertise</li><li>Problem solve and triage issues including addressing operational incidents</li></ul><h2> About You:</h2><ul><li>BS degree in computer science or equivalent with 3+ years of strong hands-on Java (ideally Reactive Java Programming) development experience for backend web services using Spring boot framework</li><li>Experience developing services built for deployment into AWS EC2 or EKS using Docker</li><li>Experience developing applications on Unix/Linux platforms</li><li>Experience with servlet containers (e.g., Tomcat), JAXRS, Spring, and related technologies.</li><li>Experience developing REST based web services also utilizing JSON and XML.</li><li>Familiarity with data storage technologies such as Oracle, DynamoDB, and Cassandra</li><li>Experience with agile development methodologies and familiarity with continuous integration and deployment processes.</li><li>Experience with tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Jenkins, JIRA, Git etc.</li><li>Demonstrated ability to deliver results and a proactive approach to overcoming obstacles.</li><li>Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.</li><li>Works well with others at all levels, and effective at working with geographically remote and culturally diverse teams.</li><li>Passion for quality with the ability to inspire, excite and motivate other team members.</li></ul></div><div class="job__pay-ranges"><div class="pay-range"><div class="description"><div class="body">&nbsp;Please refer to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/careers-privacy-notice/">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.
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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.&nbsp; 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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/corporate/playstation-careers/#:~:text=connections%20and%20culture.-,Career%20benefits,-Working%20at%20PlayStation" target="_blank">here</a> to learn more.
&nbsp;</div></div>The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$145,700 - $218,500 USD</div></div><div>
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