Sr. Director, Data Platform Engineering & Operations

5 Hours ago • 15 Years + • Data Analyst • $302,900 PA - $454,300 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Sr. Director, Data Platform Engineering & Operations at SIE is a critical leadership role responsible for driving innovation and scalability across the company's data and AI platform ecosystem. This includes overseeing platforms like Data Infrastructure, Experimentation and Audience Platforms, and Governance & Data Observability tools. The role demands ensuring SIE's platforms handle massive data volumes, providing insights to enhance player, creator, publisher, and enterprise experiences. Key responsibilities involve defining the long-term vision for the data and AI platform, building scalable platforms for personalized experiences, and collaborating with senior leadership across various teams. The successful candidate will champion operational excellence, drive innovation and efficiency, and ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
Must have:
  • 15+ years in data engineering
  • Experience with large-scale data warehouses
  • Cloud-native architecture expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Kafka, Databricks, Snowflake experience
  • Data governance and observability knowledge
  • Leadership and strategic skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with experimentation platforms (Optimizely, Statsig, LaunchDarkly)
  • AI/ML platform expertise (AWS SageMaker, Databricks MLflow)
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 Corporation.

Sr. Director Data Platform Engineering & Operations

San Mateo, CA

The Sr. Director Data Platform Engineering & Operations is a critical leadership role at SIE, responsible for driving innovation and scalability across the company’s data and AI platform ecosystem. This role oversees platforms including Data Infrastructure (Streaming, Ingestion, Warehouse, and Data Ocean), Experimentation and Audience Platforms, and Governance & Data Observability tools.

In this role, you will ensure SIE’s platforms process massive volumes of data, delivering insights that enhance Player, Creator, Publisher, and Enterprise experiences. By enabling data-driven decisions at scale, you will drive the future of personalized gaming, efficient operations, and enterprise productivity through advanced AI and machine learning technologies.

As a strategic leader, you will define and execute the vision for SIE’s data and AI platform ecosystem, ensuring scalable solutions that support key business objectives across gaming, content creation, and enterprise operations. Reporting to the VP of Data & AI, you will lead global teams of engineers and experts to build platforms that democratize data and transform decision-making across the company.

This highly cross-functional role works closely with senior leadership in engineering, product, and business to align the platform ecosystem with the organization’s strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

  • Define the long-term vision for SIE’s Data and AI Platform ecosystem, aligning with business goals and driving value across Player, Creator, Publisher, and Enterprise touchpoints.
  • Lead the development of platforms that process large-scale, real-time data from millions of users, delivering insights to enhance gaming experiences, content creation, and enterprise productivity.
  • Build scalable platforms for personalized player experiences, content creation tools, and enterprise efficiency, optimizing performance and cost-effectiveness.

Platform Development & Operations:

  • Provide thought leadership in the design, architecture, and execution of the platform ecosystem, ensuring innovation and seamless integration with SIE’s global gaming services and enterprise operations.
  • Ensure platforms are optimized for performance, scalability, and reliability, processing billions of data points daily across Player, Creator, Publisher, and Enterprise activities.
  • Champion operational excellence by driving continuous improvements in platform cost efficiency, performance, and security to support SIE’s global user base.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

  • Collaborate with senior leaders to deliver data and AI solutions that drive value across gaming, content creation, and enterprise operations.
  • Work with teams to ensure data platforms improve engagement, content creation, monetization, and efficiency.
  • Ensure compliance with privacy, security, and regulatory requirements while supporting scalable data operations.

Innovation & Efficiency:

  • Lead efforts to optimize platform performance, reduce costs, and improve data accessibility across gaming and enterprise operations.
  • Implement innovative solutions to scale data operations and maximize value from Player, Creator, Publisher, and Enterprise data.
  • Drive AI/ML adoption to enhance gaming experiences, content discovery, operational efficiency, and enterprise workflows.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field.

Experience:

Technical Expertise:

  • 15+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or related fields, with deep expertise in designing and building distributed data systems and large-scale data warehouses.
  • Proven track record of architecting platforms capable of processing petabytes of data and supporting the real-time ingestion and processing of billions of data points daily across gaming and enterprise domains.
  • Extensive experience in building and scaling cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP) for data platforms, with a strong focus on high availability, fault tolerance, and cost-efficiency.
  • Demonstrated success in growing and evolving data platforms to meet the needs of a rapidly scaling business, ensuring data-driven decisions are made at all levels of the organization.
  • Extensive experience with Kafka for data streaming and real-time data ingestion.
  • Strong hands-on knowledge of Databricks and Snowflake for scalable data engineering, analytics, and cloud data warehousing.
  • Proven experience making buy vs. build decisions, assessing in-house development versus integrating third-party platforms based on cost, scalability, and business needs.
  • Expertise with Data Governance tools such as Alation and Collibra for managing data catalogs, compliance, and data quality.
  • Knowledge and experience with Data Observability tools to monitor data pipelines and ensure data accuracy, reliability, and transparency.
  • Experience with experimentation platforms such as Optimizely, Statsig, and LaunchDarkly, with a focus on A/B testing and feature management.
  • Expertise in AI/ML platforms like AWS SageMaker and Databricks MLflow for machine learning model development, deployment, and MLOps practices.

Leadership & Strategic Skills:

  • Proven leadership in building and leading high-performing global engineering teams, balancing short-term execution with long-term strategic growth.
  • Strong strategic mindset, translating business objectives into scalable technical solutions that deliver value across the organization.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, driving impactful solutions across engineering, product, and business teams.

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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.

$302,900 - $454,300 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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