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 Group Corporation. Are you excited by the challenge of creating seamless, scalable, and immersive experiences for millions of players around the world? Do you want to build the backend services that power real-time interactions, personalized content, and engaging gameplay features? Do you thrive on solving tough backend problems and turning complexity into elegant, maintainable solutions? Do you love to work in a fun-loving and productive team? Do you love to collaborate with teams around the world? If so, this role is for you. At PlayStation, we're looking for a seasoned backend engineer who brings deep technical skill, thrives in fast-paced environments, and values team collaboration. You'll build cloud-native, scalable systems that power joyful player experiences at global scale—working closely with designers, client engineers, and product managers to deliver fast, resilient services. If you’re passionate about high performance, seamless experiences, and shaping how millions of players connect and engage, this is your chance to make a lasting impact. - Excellent programming skills in Java and related frameworks like Spring Boot - Experience in object-oriented design methodologies - Experience building high performance and scalable web services - Experience writing automated tests - Experience in building and deploying applications using container-based solutions. - Experience with MySQL or other relational database systems. - Experience building applications using various AWS services - Experience with one or more NoSQL databases like Cassandra, Redis, etc. - Understanding of observability practices—metrics, logging, and tracing using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, or OpenTelemetry - Knowledge of event-driven architectures and tools like Apache Kafka, AWS SNS/SQS, or similar - Experience working in an Agile environment - A sense of urgency and ownership over the product - Excellent written and oral communication skills - Demonstrated experience developing and delivering both consumer facing web based solutions and intranet/extranet type applications for internal users and partners - Passion for games and player-centric design, or prior experience in the gaming industry - Hands-on experience with load testing, profiling, and performance tuning of backend services - Familiarity with feature flagging, A/B testing frameworks, or experimentation platform - Experience with or interest in using Generative AI (GenAI) tools for improving developer productivity. 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 to learn more. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below. $193,300—$289,900 USD