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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
PlayStation Studios is the game development division of Sony PlayStation, and is responsible for developing some of the most recognisable and ambitious console games and franchises on PlayStation, including The Last of Us, Horizon, Spider-Man, God of War, Helldivers and Gran Turismo.
We work with some of the best game studios in the world, and use data to help them make their games even better. We provide end-to-end analytics services for PlayStation Studios and use data to help them in the game development lifecycle. We are looking for talented people to join us in pushing the boundaries of game analytics for PlayStation games.
This role offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement, with most time spent working remotely unless you prefer to come into the office. We attend the office for key moments that matter, such as important team meetings, collaboration sessions and business activities where in-person engagement is beneficial.
Role Overview:
As a Lead Software Engineer with experience in data pipelines, you’ll work in our cross-disciplinary Data Platform team to develop integrations and APIs supporting our Data Platform. These will include working with our data pipelines. You’ll work closely with our Game Analytics data engineers, who process this data to gain valuable insights both during game development and post-launch. As a lead, you’ll scale our platform and help us define its technical direction, expand its reach, and help define and build the future of the data platform for PlayStation games.
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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, maternity or parental status, 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.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
