Staff Technical Program Manager

4 Months ago • 5-5 Years • Product Management • $192,500 PA - $288,700 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead the evolution of PlayStation's global commerce platform. You'll need strong backend engineering expertise, experience with distributed systems, and a passion for driving complex projects.
Must have:
  • Backend Engineering
  • Distributed Systems
  • Commerce Experience
  • Cross-Functional Leadership
Good to have:
  • Stateful Systems
  • Data Science
  • Risk Management
  • Ambiguity Tolerance
Perks:
  • Medical Benefits
  • Matching 401(k)

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.

Staff Technical Program Manager

San Diego, CA or Remote, USA

As a Staff Technical Program Manager in the commerce engineering team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our global commerce platform. This role is essential to ensuring the resilience, scalability, and innovation of PlayStation's critical commerce systems, which support millions of users worldwide. You’ll be at the forefront of advancing our stateful systems to meet the evolving needs of PlayStation’s digital ecosystem.

Your expertise in backend engineering and distributed systems, combined with your ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects, will be crucial as we work to strengthen and evolve the backbone of PlayStation's commerce infrastructure. This is a unique opportunity to influence high-impact initiatives, manage risk across large-scale projects, and drive solutions in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where your decisions will directly affect the user experience of 100s od millions of gamers globally.

Technical Expertise:

  • Strong understanding of challenges in large-scale distributed systems and data layers.
  • Background in Computer Science or Engineering with 5+ years of backend engineering experience, particularly in stateful systems.
  • Deep domain knowledge in commerce, including subscriptions, payments, partnerships, and billing.

Experience:

  • 5+ years’ experience working on large-scale software projects.
  • Proven experience working cross-functionally with technical teams (engineering, product, data science).

Communication & Decision-Making:

  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong data-driven decision-making with a focus on surfacing trade-offs.
  • Skilled in managing risks and driving decisions for high-impact projects.

Leadership:

  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional, large-scale, and fast-paced initiatives.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to adapt in the face of uncertainties.

Self-Starter:

  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and excelling in a "0 to 1" problem-solving environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Execution:

  • Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to ensure smooth execution of initiatives, with a focus on commerce resilience.
  • Lead cross-functional efforts to enhance and evolve commerce systems.

Leadership in Cross-Functional Initiatives:

  • Drive initiatives to strengthen the resilience of critical commerce flows.
  • Define and implement best practices for execution and communication across teams.

Risk Management:

  • Identify, aggregate, and prioritize engineering risks.
  • Manage cross-functional dependencies, changes, and system migrations.

Driving Complex Deliverables:

  • Lead ambitious, engineering-driven initiatives within the commerce domain, focusing on system evolution and improvements.

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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.

$192,500 — $288,700 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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