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Manager, Software Engineering

PlayStation
San Mateo, CA, United States
Posted 5 hours ago
Last seen 5 hours ago
Active
full-time
PlayStation Portal Platform
$201,400 - $302,000 USD

Job Summary

Lead a high-performing engineering team at PlayStation, driving platform quality and operational excellence for the PlayStation Portal. This role offers the chance to significantly impact the experience of millions of players worldwide through technical leadership and data-driven improvements.

About this job

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Platform Quality, Operational Excellence, and Engineering Productivity initiatives for PlayStation Portal based on AOSP. This role drives Platform Performance, Stability, Security, and Observability through data-driven engineering practices and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate combines strong technical leadership with exceptional people management skills and a passion for building highly reliable consumer products at scale.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 7+ years of experience delivering technologies in the interactive entertainment industry, computer graphics, SDKs, frameworks, Android applications, mobile game development, or related fields. - Experience managing software engineering teams delivering large-scale platform, system software, mobile, or consumer products. - Strong understanding of Android/AOSP platform architecture and system-level software development. - Proficiency in Android development using Java, Kotlin, and Android Studio. - Strong understanding of mobile architectures, Android ecosystems, development trends, and emerging technologies. - Experience with Performance Optimization, Stability Analysis, Reliability Engineering, and Production Debugging. - Demonstrated ability to lead, measure, and optimize UI and application performance, including UI responsiveness, startup performance, rendering performance, and efficient network utilization. - Experience building telemetry, observability, logging, monitoring, analytics, or diagnostics systems. - Experience with CI/CD systems, automated testing infrastructure, and engineering productivity tooling. - Experience developing multi-threaded applications with strong understanding of concurrency, synchronization, and performance optimization. - Excellent people management skills, including goal setting, performance reviews, coaching, mentoring, organizational planning, and talent development. - Proven experience fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing engineering culture. - Strong project management skills with experience prioritizing work, managing resources, mitigating risks, and delivering projects on schedule. - Proven experience with Agile development methodologies, including Scrum and iterative development practices. - Experience taking products or platforms from requirements definition through global launch and live operation. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build strong partnerships across engineering, product, QE, security, and leadership organizations. - Strong technical writing and documentation skills, with the ability to communicate designs, implementation details, architecture decisions, and testing strategies across global teams. - Strong advocacy for personal and professional growth, ensuring every team member feels valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. - A proactive, adaptable leadership style with a deep commitment to team success and organizational excellence.

Benefits & Perks

- Medical, dental, vision benefits. - Matching 401(k). - Paid time off. - Wellness program. - Employee discounts for Sony products. - Eligible for a bonus package.

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