Data Engineer II, JVM

The role

You will develop and maintain server-side applications to shape, manage, and transform data on a large geographically distributed infrastructure. You will develop JVM based applications, Flink jobs, and APIs to provide real time data for the Cloud Streaming ecosystem.

What you will do

• Design and implement middleware and backend systems capable of handling high throughput and load
• Develop and maintain stream processing jobs using Flink and implement scalable ETL jobs
• Optimize performance, reliability, and monitoring of the data pipeline stack
• Support migration efforts of our on-premises Kafka to new cloud technologies
• Perform in-depth analysis of functional or business requirements
• Contribute to architectural decisions for PlayStation’s cloud streaming data pipeline
• Liaise with Business Intelligence and product domain teams

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience in software development and backend engineering developing and maintaining high throughput and concurrent systems with high availability and fault tolerance
• Proficient in JVM Languages (Kotlin, Scala, Java) and Python
• Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, and SQL
• Knowledge of software paradigms like functional programming, object oriented programming, TDD
• Knowledge of web technologies including REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets
• Expertise on data structures (JSON, Avro, Protobuf) as well as unstructured and semi-structured data
• Experience with ETL, stream processing, real-time pipelines, and batch processing
• Familiarity with software development tools and processes like Git and CI/CD
• Track record monitoring and analyzing system performance, isolating issues or bottlenecks that could impact reliability, performance and scalability
• Self-motivated, strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with geographically remote teams

Nice to have

• Experience with Amazon Web Services at enterprise scale including, but not limited to, OpenSearch, MSK, and EKS
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• matching 401(k)
• paid time off
• wellness program
• employee discounts for Sony products
• may be eligible for a bonus package

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees

About the company

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