Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn’t just the best place to play—it’s also the best place to work. Today, we are 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.
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Seniority Level
Not Applicable
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development, Consumer Services, and Entertainment Providers
Requirements
* Minimum of 5+ years working experience in Software Development and/or Linux Systems Administration role.
* Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
* Available to be scheduled in on‑call rotation.
Skills & Knowledge
* Proficient as a Linux Production Systems Engineer, with experience managing large‑scale Web Services infrastructure.
* Development experience in one or more of the following programming languages: Python (preferred), Bash, Go, Java, C++, or Rust.
* Experience with at least 3 of the following topics: Distributed data storage at scale (Hadoop, Ceph), NoSQL at scale (MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra), Data Aggregation technologies (ElasticSearch, Kafka), Scaling and running traditional RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL) with High Availability, Monitoring & Alerting (Prometheus, Grafana) and Incident Management toolsets, Kubernetes and/or AWS (deployment and management), Software Distribution, Configuration Management (ansible, saltstack, puppet, chef), S/W Performance analysis and load testing (QA or SDET experience: a plus).
Responsibilities
* Lead team technical discussions, especially around ongoing improvements in reliability and scalability.
* Be involved in creating High‑Level Designs (HLDs) for new products and platforms.
* Mentor junior SRE staff and enable them for success.
* Lead incident response and post‑mortem activities within your assigned service team.
* Work with other engineers in a cross‑functional team to prioritise reliability improvements to address technical debt and toil.
* Contribute to code to improve reliability.
* Implement automation to reduce ongoing toil.
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.
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