Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Streaming (Contractor)

The role

You will design, develop, and maintain software for the globally distributed PlayStation Cloud Streaming infrastructure. This role involves building Kubernetes controllers and system services on a large geographically distributed infrastructure.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain software powering the globally distributed PlayStation Cloud Streaming infrastructure
• Build Kubernetes controllers, operators, and system services powering infrastructure lifecycle management and orchestration
• Own features from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
• Develop high-quality, maintainable code with comprehensive unit and integration testing
• Partner with SRE, Test and Platform Engineering to deliver reliable production services
• Investigate and resolve production issues with a focus on reliability and performance
• Contribute to architecture discussions, technical design documents, and engineering standards
• Effectively communicate technical approaches, project status, risks, estimates, and dependencies
• Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to accelerate design, implementation, documentation, and debugging
• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and automation opportunities

Required qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience designing, implementing, and operating production software systems
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical problems spanning software and infrastructure
• Passion for building reliable, maintainable, and highly automated systems
• Strong experience developing production software in Rust
• Experience building applications or controllers on Kubernetes
• Experience developing software on Linux
• Proficiency with Git and modern software development workflows
• Familiarity with container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience debugging complex distributed applications
• Experience writing automated unit and integration tests

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Java or C++
• Samith with Agile development concepts
• Comfortable working across software, infrastructure, networking, and hardware domains
• Experience with infrastructure automation using tools such as Ansible, AWX, or GitOps workflows
• Contribution to the open-source community (ie. blogs, source code, etc)

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. It is a dynamic technology company and an entertainment leader.