Software Engineer II/ Software Developer (Backend)
PlayStation Global · Canada, Waterloo, ON
Posted about a month ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 30 days PlayStation Global's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 3% of PlayStation Global's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at PlayStation Global
- low 0 stale, 5 reposted of 186 open
- Hiring momentum
- 319 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from PlayStation Global's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for PlayStation Global.
About this role
As a Software Engineer II at Sony Interactive Entertainment, you will design, build, test, deploy, and operate backend services and APIs for consumer applications on mobile and web platforms. You will contribute to architectural decisions, maintain data models, and work closely with product managers and designers to translate requirements into technical solutions. This role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment within a major gaming company.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of PlayStation Global as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of professional software development experience building backend services or applications
- BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Proficiency in server-side development (Node.js with TypeScript preferred)
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases, including data modelling, indexing, transactions, and performance optimization (PostgreSQL preferred)
- Experience designing, building, or integrating GraphQL and REST APIs
- Familiarity with caching, message queues, event streams, or asynchronous processing systems
Nice to have
- Experience building social, community, gaming, or other consumer products
- Understanding of real-time communication systems, including messaging, presence, notifications, and activity feeds
- Experience working with social graphs, recommendation systems, content discovery services, or personalization platforms
- Familiarity with trust and safety, content moderation, abuse prevention, or user-reporting systems
- Previous experience at an early-stage startup or on a zero-to-one product team
What you get
- Estimated Ontario base pay range of $119,400 — $169,400 CAD
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work policy beyond hybrid
- Background checks conducted at the offer stage
- Vague on specific technologies beyond Node.js and PostgreSQL
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Listed by PlayStation Global on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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