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Sony Playstation

Sr Manager, Software Engineering

Sony Playstation, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079

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Overview

Sr. Manager, Software Engineering — Los Angeles, CA We are seeking a Sr. Software Engineering Manager to develop and guide a team of Engineers within the PlayStation Monetization/Commerce space. This system delights and engages users across our many PlayStation platforms, including the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles, web, mobile, and beyond. You will be responsible for developing a wide engineering org and creating a productive engineering environment and levelling up your team and our capabilities. You will collaborate with business users, product managers, UX designers and other technical teams across the globe in the execution of our Monetization/Commerce objectives.

Responsibilities

Leading, mentoring, and empowering a growing team of hardworking engineers to deliver against strategic business outcomes

Establishing a strong and inclusive engineering culture

Assist in the delivery of multiple projects across multiple platforms. Helping teams estimate, plan, and slice projects to frequently deliver value to production.

Collaborate across business units and product teams spread over multiple timezones execute against the team's vision, strategy, and roadmap.

Act as a change agent, initiating appropriate changes to support continuous business improvement

Comfort with proactively and independently working towards results in large, distributed team environments.

Qualifications

Overall experience of at least 10 years in the software development industry

At least 3-5 years of people management experience, with experience managing multiple teams or one larger team

Able to manage, mentor, and empower teams, including other people managers

Proven leadership skills and a passion for building, maintaining, and deploying both internal business applications and highly available services

Strong communication, cross-group collaboration, and interpersonal skills. The ability to flex communication style to work with business and non-technical users in addition to engineers

Ability to balance priorities across multiple projects.

Ability to advise and influence technical discussions and decisions.

Experience with agile development practices emphasising continuous improvement.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Experience with Java, Kotlin, or similar technologies, and delivering microservices

Prior experience with one or more of the following technologies or areas is a plus: React, React Native, personalization, advertising tech, machine learning, data science

Benefits

Discretionary bonus opportunity

Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Scheme

25 days holiday per year

On Site Gym

Subsidised Café

Free soft drinks

On site bar

Access to cycle garage and showers

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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. To learn more, please refer to the provided information.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$225,900 — $338,900 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, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy 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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