Senior Software Engineer, React Native

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the frontend architecture for PlayStation client applications on mobile using React Native and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Drive performance optimizations and best practices for rendering, startup time, and UI responsiveness.
• Collaborate with native platform engineers (C++/Objective-C/Swift) to design and integrate custom native modules and optimize cross-platform interoperability.
• Apply architectural design patterns such as MVC, MVVM, MVP to develop a sustainable and reusable codebase.
• Partner with product managers, designers, and researchers to translate user experience requirements into elegant, maintainable solutions.
• Establish coding standards, testing strategies, and development patterns that raise the quality bar for frontend engineering.
• Mentor engineers and act as a multiplier for frontend development expertise across the broader team.
• Investigate new frontend technologies, frameworks, and performance techniques, and guide their adoption when appropriate.
• Represent frontend/OS needs in technical and architectural discussions across Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software development experience, with significant experience building React Native apps or high-performance JavaScript/TypeScript applications.
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science.
• Strong expertise in frontend performance profiling, optimization, and debugging.
• Passion for delivering world-class user interfaces with exceptional performance.
• Deep understanding of cross-platform architecture and how to bridge between JS and native modules.
• Proven track record of delivering production-quality mobile or desktop applications with React Native.
• Experience designing scalable frontend architectures and reusable UI frameworks.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work closely with native engineers, designers, and product managers.
• Demonstrated technical leadership: leading projects, mentoring engineers, or setting engineering strategy.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with iOS development and native bridging concepts (C++, Objective-C, Swift).
• Experience with accessibility, internationalization, and UI testing frameworks.
• Contributions to open-source React Native or frontend libraries.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern build systems for frontend development.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products.
• This role is eligible for a bonus package.

Pay

The estimated base pay range for this role is $216,200—$324,400 USD.

Schedule

Hybrid