or apply directly on PlayStation Global's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 28 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 Staff Software Engineer on the Data Platform team at Sony Interactive Entertainment, you will lead the design and evolution of the Real-Time Analytics Platform (RTAP) that supports analytics and data-driven applications across PlayStation. Your responsibilities will include building and operating large-scale distributed data systems, optimizing performance, and integrating AI capabilities. You will also mentor engineers and collaborate with various teams to shape the technical strategy and improve platform reliability.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems, with expertise in real-time data processing, analytics, or data platform engineering.
- Strong proficiency in Python, with experience building production-grade distributed systems and data processing applications.
- Hands-on expertise designing and operating large-scale stream processing applications using Apache Flink, Apache Spark Structured Streaming, or equivalent distributed streaming technologies.
- Production experience designing, operating, and optimizing distributed analytics platforms using ClickHouse, Apache Druid, or equivalent high-performance OLAP/analytics databases.
- Experience building and consuming event-driven data pipelines using AWS MSK, Apache Kafka, or equivalent messaging platforms.
Nice to have
- Experience with Databricks, Apache Iceberg, or modern lakehouse architectures, with the ability to design and integrate batch and streaming workloads into scalable, production-grade data platforms.
- Experience building or operating multi-tenant, self-service data platforms supporting multiple engineering organizations.
- Experience collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams across multiple organizations and time zones to deliver shared platform capabilities and drive technical alignment.
What you get
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Matching 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Wellness program
- Employee discounts for Sony products
- Bonus package eligibility
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options or hybrid working policy details.
- The role involves a significant amount of technical leadership and mentoring, which may require strong interpersonal skills and experience in team dynamics.
- The job requires dealing with complex production challenges, which may involve high-pressure situations.
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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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