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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. Staff Software Engineer, Adaptive Experiences Platform Waterloo, ON About the Role The DTIS Nurture organization is building the next generation of adaptive experiences for PlayStation. Our vision is to make every customer touchpoint more relevant, useful, and joyful by combining reusable experience capabilities with personalization, merchandising, experimentation, and intelligent decisioning. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help lead the evolution of our Dynamic Experience Management, allowing teams to create and optimize experiences without requiring bespoke implementation for every client or a client release for every layout change. You will be a hands-on technical leader working across the experience stack. You will also shape the architecture needed to extend capabilities beyond PS5, across web, mobile, and other PlayStation devices. This is an opportunity to define foundational technology that will change how PlayStation builds, delivers, experiments with, and learns from customer experiences at scale. Responsibilities - Define and drive the technical direction for our experiances SDK, translating the adaptive-experiences vision into an incremental, production-ready architecture. - Lead the modernization of the PS5 Store experience runtime, including migration from legacy EMS SDK and client-specific rendering paths to schema-driven DXM experiences rendered through Content SDK. - Design and evolve the platform-independent composition layer, public TypeScript APIs, versioned schemas, content adapters, component model, data bindings, and platform renderer contracts. - Build reusable experience primitives and native rendering capabilities that support responsive layouts, personalization, experimentation, telemetry, accessibility, localization, and platform-specific interaction models. - Establish safe coexistence and migration patterns, including backward compatibility, capability negotiation, validation, feature flags, fallbacks, rollback, and observability. - Profile and optimize bundle size, startup and time-to-interactive performance, memory usage, rendering behavior, and runtime reliability on resource-constrained client platforms. - Improve developer experience through clear interfaces, reference integrations, test harnesses, preview and debugging tools, automated compatibility testing, and high-quality documentation. - Help establish governed, agent-assisted authoring and validation workflows that can translate design and business intent into trusted artifacts, supported by policy checks and evaluation suites. - Partner with client, design system, merchandising, content, personalization, experimentation, and platform service teams to align contracts and deliver end-to-end capabilities. - Provide technical leadership across team boundaries, mentor engineers, make sound trade-offs in ambiguous problem spaces, and communicate architecture and decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience designing and delivering production client platforms, SDKs, frameworks, or shared libraries. - Expert-level proficiency with TypeScript or JavaScript and strong experience with React, React Native, or a comparable component-based client framework. - Strong software architecture and API design skills, including modularity, dependency management, versioning, backward compatibility, and incremental migration of large production systems. - Experience building data-driven or server-driven user interfaces, reusable component systems, or runtime composition frameworks. - Demonstrated ability to diagnose and improve client performance and reliability using profiling, telemetry, automated testing, and production observability. - Experience designing for more than one client environment, such as console, mobile, web, TV, or embedded platforms, with a practical understanding of platform-specific constraints. - Proven track record of solving ambiguous, cross-functional problems with minimal direction and driving alignment without relying on formal authority. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document architecture and explain complex technical decisions clearly. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with console development, living-room interfaces, focus-based navigation, or performance-constrained native clients. - Experience with schema-backed declarative UI, domain-specific languages, JSON Schema, component expansion, data binding, hydration, or client-side rendering engines. - Experience building or integrating client SDKs, content management or merchandising systems, personalization platforms, experimentation frameworks, or design systems. - Experience migrating a large client application away from a legacy rendering or content-delivery framework using staged rollout, compatibility layers, and measurable exit criteria. - Experience developing platform adapters or renderers for iOS, Android, web, or other native client environments. - Familiarity with content and layout separation, runtime content sources, telemetry provenance, accessibility, localization, and safe fallback behavior. - Experience with developer tooling, visual preview systems, contract testing, schema validation, or automated cross-platform regression testing. - Experience applying generative AI or agentic workflows to software or content creation, including evaluation, governance, and deterministic output constraints. - A track record of technical leadership and mentoring across multiple teams. Additional Skills - Motivated self-starter who combines long-term architectural thinking with pragmatic, incremental delivery. - Customer-focused and attentive to developer experience, operational usability, and measurable product outcomes. - Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with partners across product, design, engineering, and operations. LI-KS1 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. $188,200 - $282,200 CAD Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights. 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.

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. Data Scientist II - Decision Science Why PlayStation? PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognised 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 Corporation. Overview Using data, you will play a crucial role in driving decision-making and delivering impactful insights to our stakeholders. You will apply advanced analytical techniques, build Machine Learning (ML) models, and use experimentation and causal inference methods to solve sophisticated business problems related to platform engagement, product features, and games. What you’ll be doing: - Apply advanced statistical and ML techniques to analyse large and complex datasets, extracting actionable insights in a commercial setting. - Apply your knowledge of Experimentation, Causal Inference, ML, and statistical modelling to develop robust predictive models and identify causal relationships. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define business problems, formulate hypotheses, and design experiments to test them. - Independently extract and integrate data from multiple data systems, including writing complex SQL queries, to support analytical efforts. - Support the delivery of results and presentations to stakeholders, translating complex analyses into clear and actionable recommendations. - Stay up to date on the latest advancements in Data Science, including Causal Inference, Gen AI, and ML, and share knowledge and new ideas with the team. What we’re looking for: - Master's Degree or Ph.D. in Applied Math, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field, plus at least 2 years of relevant industry experience, ideally in entertainment, gaming, technology, or a related consumer-facing industry. A BA/BS Degree may also be considered based on additional relevant industry experience. - Advanced knowledge and experience applying ML methods using Python and SQL. - Familiarity with common development tools and practices, including version control systems (e.g., Git) and workflow management tools (e.g., Airflow). - Excellent communication and data storytelling skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical partners. - In-depth understanding and experience using supervised and unsupervised ML techniques. - Understanding of Online Experimentation (large-scale A/B tests) and Causal Inference methods, such as propensity score matching, synthetic control methods, and difference-in-differences, for accurately estimating causal relationships. - Knowledge of the gaming industry and relevant gaming titles is a plus. - Familiarity with Gen AI tools and pipelines is a plus. 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. $156,300 - $234,500 USD Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights. 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.

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. Software Engineer II San Mateo - Hybrid 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 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 Corporation. The Opportunity As a Software Engineer II on the Client Platform team , you’ll play a key role in building the next generation of PlayStation experiences. You’ll collaborate with talented engineers and designers to craft intuitive, performant, and beautiful cross-platform applications that reach millions of players around the world. This team builds the core application framework, shared libraries, and foundational components that other product and feature teams rely on to deliver PlayStation experiences to millions of users worldwide. You’ll work with senior engineers to design and maintain the underlying systems that make PlayStation applications fast, scalable, and consistent across environments — giving other teams the tools and flexibility to innovate. This is your chance to help shape how players connect, discover, and engage across the PlayStation ecosystem — from concept to launch and beyond. Responsibilities - Design, develop, test, and document React-based cross-platform applications that deliver seamless and consistent user experiences. - Collaborate with Product Owners and Product Managers to translate feature requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions. - Partner with cross-functional teams to define architecture and ensure best practices for performance, accessibility, and reliability. - Write comprehensive unit and component tests to maintain product quality and prevent regressions. - Participate in peer reviews and provide constructive feedback on design and implementation. - Continuously improve development workflows and contribute to evolving engineering standards. - Explore innovative ideas and emerging technologies through Hackathons and Café Days to help drive future PlayStation experiences. Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. - 4+ years of development experience building user-facing applications or systems using JavaScript/TypeScript. - Strong proficiency in React and related tools and libraries. - Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining cross-platform applications . - Strong problem-solving skills and attention to quality. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a distributed team environment. - Hands-on experience with modern build and testing tools such as Webpack, Babel, Jest, or similar. - Familiarity with GraphQL , RESTful APIs , and containerization (e.g., Docker). - Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks. - Understanding of performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design principles. - Interest or experience in applying AI/ML concepts to enhance user experiences — such as intelligent UI behaviors, personalization, recommendation systems, or automated testing tools. - Experience integrating or experimenting with AI-powered development tools , frameworks, or APIs (e.g., code assistants, generative models, or LLM-based automation). - Experience working on mobile applications on Apple ecosystem. 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. $163,000 - $245,000 USD Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights. 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.