Senior Software Engineer - Financial Services at PlayStation Global

San Diego, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Jan, 26

Salary

265900.0

Posted On

29 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Golang, Event-Driven Architectures, Distributed Systems, Microservices, REST APIs, React, SQL, Data Modeling, Cloud Platforms, AWS, CI/CD, Kafka, AI, Machine Learning, Automation, Financial Processes

Industry

Entertainment Providers

Description

Why PlayStation? PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. We’ve thrilled gamers since 1994 when we launched the original PlayStation. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. At the heart of the PlayStation Network is the Commerce Platform, servicing 30+ million customers daily. The platform delivers services including product browsing, purchasing, subscription fulfillment, and payment options. About the Role: We are seeking a Senior level Engineer to help drive the ongoing evolution of PlayStation’s Global Financial Systems, with a strong focus on building event-driven pipelines and intuitive frontends. While your initial focus will be delivering scalable solutions for PlayStation’s finance systems, anticipate growth potential to expand into other areas across the business, driving efficiency and innovation. Responsibilities: Lead & Innovate: Architect and develop robust, event-driven microservices in Go, designed to manage high-volume, real-time financial transactions and data flows. Modernize & Refine: Translate legacy ETL and reporting systems into the modern tech stack, moving from NodeJS, Informatica to primarily React and Go Collaborate & Impact: Work multi-functionally with teams across engineering, product management, finance, and compliance to ensure solutions are resilient, compliant, and strategically aligned. Leverage AI/ML: Pioneer the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate manual finance tasks such as reconciliations, reporting, forecasting, and financial journal creation-enhancing accuracy, efficiency, and innovation. Real-Time Excellence: Design, deploy, and optimize streaming technologies like Kafka to deliver real-time financial insights and ensure rapid response capabilities. Strategic Integration: Advocate and facilitate seamless integration of microservices across diverse financial applications and services, driving scalability, reliability, and future-proof solutions. Skills and Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field – or equivalent professional experience 6+ years of experience in large-scale software engineering, specializing in event-driven architectures and distributed systems. Expertise in Golang or similar languages, building highly scalable, real-time microservices as well as REST APIs Proficiency in designing, building and maintaining single-page applications using React or similar frameworks Capability to automate financial processes such as payment settlements and reconciliation, revenue recognition, and royalties, with consideration of how to extend similar solutions to non-financial systems. Proficiency in SQL and data modeling with a wide variety of databases. Nice to have experience with additional reporting databases such as Oracle and Snowflake. Experience working with cloud platforms, including managing hybrid cloud/on-prem environments in AWS. Proficiency with the following tools (or similar): Issue Tracking (e.g. JIRA, Service Now), Collaboration (e.g. Confluence, Trello), Communication (e.g. Slack, Webex, Skype for Business), Version Control (e.g. Github), Automation (e.g. Jenkins, Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform) Extensive experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD). You should be proficient in automating build, test, and deployment processes using modern CI/CD tools and platforms (e.g. Github Actions, Jenkins, etc). Why SIE? This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of designing and implementing pioneering technology that powers a global entertainment leader. You’ll work on exciting, impactful systems that touch millions of users, while also having the flexibility to grow your skills and contribute across various business areas. Benefits & Perks: Competitive salary 401K with company match, education assistance, generous paid leave, and more On-site gym and café Break rooms with networked PlayStation consoles and monthly game voucher Remote work flexibility with opportunities to collaborate across global teams 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 color, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category. Sony is committed to creating an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered and diversity is embraced. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and thank you for considering a career with PlayStation. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights. At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below. $177,300—$265,900 USD 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. PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

Responsibilities

Architect and develop robust, event-driven microservices for managing high-volume financial transactions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions are compliant and strategically aligned.