PlayStation Online Service Lifecycle Development Engineer

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■ Workplace Introduction

We are the software engineering department responsible for the design, development, and operation of PlayStation online services.

For example, we develop various services such as online rankings, matchmaking to find opponents, and trophies that indicate game title progress in the form of Web APIs, and provide them to game companies and PlayStation system software. These services must be operated stably over a long period, which is a major pillar of our business.

It is a very interesting job where both game companies and game players are our direct customers.

We are a relatively young organization with members mainly in their 20s and 30s, with a culture where anyone can engage in flat discussions regarding technology, cost, and efficiency, regardless of their position. Due to the nature of our profession, many employees are game lovers, and our strong passion for our products is a characteristic feature. Additionally, since there is a lot of collaboration with overseas teams, there are opportunities for overseas business trips in addition to daily meetings.

This is a workplace where we undertake technical challenges every day to continue delivering PlayStation services stably to game users and game development companies around the world.

Why not join us and become one of the people behind PlayStation?

■ Job Description

PlayStation online services are a large-scale online platform that has been providing services to users worldwide for many years.

In our team, while facing numerous server applications and platforms that have been operated for over 15 years, we are working to realize a sustainable service lifecycle to continue supporting PlayStation online services in the long term.

The services we handle are extremely diverse, each with different characteristics and operational requirements.

While gradually migrating each service to a common and standardized platform foundation, we are proceeding with improvements that balance cost, operational efficiency, and maintainability, based on the premise of "continuing to operate stably for a long time."

What we aim for is to create an environment where services can be released and operated safely, reliably, easily, and without much effort.

To achieve this, in addition to improving operational efficiency through automation, we are also actively working on operational support and improvement using AI.

Because this is an area with high affinity for AI, we are continuously challenging ourselves with new applications within actual service operations.

It is an environment where you can feel both the "responsibility of supporting a large-scale service with a long history" and the "excitement of evolving it into a better system."

We are looking for colleagues who can face the challenges unique to large-scale services and work together to create better operational foundations and service operation mechanisms.

■ Examples of Expected Work Content ・Version upgrades of middleware, frameworks, etc., and accompanying technical updates and improvement development of applications ・Continuous efficiency through automation and systematization of development and operational processes ・Migration of databases and frameworks ・Modernization of each application, including reviewing design and architecture

■ Required Skills, Technical Areas, Language Proficiency, etc.

【Required (MUST)】

▼Skills/Experience ・3+ years of server-side experience (at the level of requirement definition and architecture design) ・Experience in incident response, root cause investigation, and improvement ・Must satisfy at least one of the following Welcome (WANT) conditions

▼Language ・Japanese: Native or business level (JLPT N1 or equivalent or higher) ・English: Level where you can perform real-time communication via text messages on chat tools while using AI, and can read aloud prepared English sentences. Practical experience in business is not required.

【Welcome (WANT)】

・Experience using public clouds ・Experience in automating Ops tasks ・Experience in parameter tuning for Web applications, storage, and cache ・Experience using SaaS-type monitoring tools and APM tools ・Development using storage/cache technologies such as MySQL, DynamoDB, Memcached, and Redis ・Development using Web technologies such as REST API and WebSocket ・Development and operation in environments using virtualization technologies such as Docker, development of distributed systems, high concurrency systems, and high availability systems ・Experience in server construction using Terraform, Chef, etc.

【Ideal Candidate Profile】

・Those who find joy in team achievements and growth

・Those who can communicate openly with those around them

・Those who are interested in global/large-scale service development

・Those who can proceed with design asset analysis and problem-solving like solving a game mystery even with little information

・Those who want to develop mechanisms to bring continuous solutions to problems rather than just performing one-off tasks

・Those who want to pursue the ideal state of software design and coding technology

・Those who feel joy in deploying methods they have established to many targets

・Those who feel the urge to fix something when they think "something is wrong"

・Those who can reach a realistic optimal solution or a good landing point despite the above

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.

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