Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, Engineering Enablement

1 Month ago • 8 Years +

About the job

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.

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Engineering Enablement

San Francisco, CA

About the Job:

We are looking for a visionary Engineering Manager to lead our talented team of software engineers and devops engineers in creating and maintaining innovative CI/CD tools and infrastructures that significantly improve the efficiency and productivity of functional, performance, and reliability testing. This role is crucial for driving excellence in our software solutions, impacting global teams, and enhancing product quality and engineer satisfaction. The successful candidate will manage technical direction, support migrations, and foster strong collaboration across international teams, including our colleagues in the US and Japan.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of software engineers and devops engineers in designing, building, and maintaining advanced CI/CD pipelines and containerization solutions, with a special focus on tools that enhance testing efficiency across functional, performance, and reliability testing.
  • Provide leadership and support for all tools developed by the team, ensuring they meet operational standards and continuously enhance user satisfaction.
  • Manage onboarding and migration of systems to incorporate advanced testing methodologies and tools, ensuring high adaptability and minimal disruption.
  • Coordinate with our Indian team and Japan team to ensure seamless communication and synchronization of project goals and timelines, enhancing cross-functional team collaboration.
  • Strategically plan project executions and resource allocations and meeting tight deadlines.
  • Regularly assess team performance, providing feedback and developmental opportunities to promote career growth and operational excellence.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development, including at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing engineering teams.
  • Exceptional problem-solving, technical, analytical abilities.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of managing and inspiring a team to achieve high performance and innovation.
  • Strong understanding of CICD standard methodologies and familiar with tools used in CICD pipeline: such as Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory, Maven, Gradle, and SonarQube
  • Extensive expertise of Docker, Kubernetes, and modern containerization technologies.
  • Expertise in major programming languages such as Groovy, Golang, Java.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience with software system design
  • Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP
  • Experience with networking, storage, logging, monitoring, tracing and alert

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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.

$239,400 — $359,000 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 or maternity, 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.

About The Company

Want to take your career to the next level? Search open job vacancies at any of the Sony Interactive sites by visiting playstation.com/careers/


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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