Data Engineer II

About the role

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, delivering cutting‑edge hardware and network services to over 100 million users and home to beloved IPs. The Data Engineering Team fuels real‑time, intelligent data insights for PlayStation’s Cloud Streaming offering. In this role you will collaborate across PlayStation to deliver a scalable and reliable data platform, develop JVM‑based applications (Kotlin, Scala, Java), Flink jobs, and APIs for real‑time data and insights, work with the Business Intelligence team to translate product requirements into usable insights, and continuously improve the data platform’s value for producers and consumers. Position located in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement middleware and backend systems capable of handling high throughput and load
• Develop and maintain stream processing jobs using Flink (stateful / stateless), and implement scalable ETL jobs that enable partners and customers to glean intelligent insight
• Optimize performance, reliability, and monitoring of the data pipeline stack
• Support migration efforts of our on‑premises Kafka to new cloud technologies
• Perform in‑depth analysis of functional or business requirements
• Contribute to architectural decisions for PlayStation’s cloud streaming data pipeline
• Liaise with Business Intelligence and product domain teams to help turn data into information, and information into business value

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience in software development and backend engineering developing and maintaining high throughput and concurrent systems with high availability and fault tolerance
• Proficient in JVM Languages (Kotlin, Scala, Java) and Python
• Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, and SQL
• Knowledge of software paradigms like functional programming, object oriented programming, TDD
• Knowledge of web technologies including REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets
• Expertise on data structures (JSON, Avro, Protobuf) as well as unstructured and semi‑structured data
• Experience with ETL, stream processing, real‑time pipelines, and batch processing
• Familiarity with software development tools and processes like Git and CI/CD
• Track record monitoring and analyzing system performance, isolating issues or bottlenecks that could impact reliability, performance and scalability
• Self‑motivated, strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with geographically remote teams

Skills

• Experience with Amazon Web Services at enterprise scale including OpenSearch, MSK, and EKS (plus)
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies (plus)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision
• Matching 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Wellness program
• Employee discounts for Sony products
• Potential bonus package

Pay

$150,100—$225,100 USD base pay range