Senior Build System Engineer

Are you on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Would you like to work on something comedic with lighthearted and whimsical characters? Does unlocking the full potential of a game team bring you joy? Are you always looking for faster build times? Do you dream of an unbroken line of success icons on your CI/CD dashboard?

As a Senior Build Engineer for an Unannounced Project, you will improve and maintain the systems that deliver builds to both developers and customers. You'll seek opportunities to speed up workflows, educate developers, and enable the team to do their best work with minimal friction. Most importantly, you will work with a fun, dedicated, and passionate cross-discipline team devoted to turning a creative dream into a new franchise at PlayStation.

We look for candidates who value joining a mission-focused team with a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain automated build software using Unreal Engine 5, primarily using C#
• Monitor and report on the health and status of build systems
• Develop and maintain workflows to deliver build artifacts to developers
• Provision and manage on-prem and cloud-based build resources
• Troubleshoot build errors and collaborate with varied disciplines to resolve them
• Work with release management to publish game builds to customers
• Work with test team to run automated tests and publish results

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in C#
• Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in C++
• Ability to navigate large codebases and be effective with minimal documentation
• Ability to communicate with customers of different technical and non-technical backgrounds to help them navigate technology and achieve their goals
• Professional experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5
• Professional experience with automated build systems
• Working knowledge of Perforce
• Willingness to assist in other engineering efforts as needed
• Embrace a "we" culture in addition to being an outstanding collaborator and communicator

NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS

• Experience with front-end web development
• Experience with “games as a service” online game development
• Experience shipping games across multiple platforms
• Experience with Unreal-specific build workflows like Horde and UGS
• Experience managing and integrating with cloud-based services