Why Play Station?Play Station 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 Play Station family of products and services including Play Station5, Play Station4, Play Station VR, Play Station Plus, acclaimed Play Station software titles from Play Station Studios, and more.
Play Station 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 Play Station brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
The role Join the team that creates Play Station development tools used by thousands of game developers, testers, artists, and producers to make every Play Station game.
Working with experienced colleagues, you will play a fundamental role in developing and improving our video streaming technology that has developed into a critical product since remote working became the norm.
The ideal candidate should have a strong desire to continue to learn, to develop and to explore ideas; to demonstrate strong design and coding skills, and, above all, have a passion for quality.
What you'll be doing Analysis of customer requirements to produce maintainable designs Develop and deliver work to schedule Participate in code and documentation reviews Provide estimates for tasks Provide input to technical writers producing documentation Work with support engineers on customer issues Supporting other team projects on an adhoc basis when the need arises What we are looking for Must have BSc in Computer Science or equivalent experience Strong C/C++ skills gained in a commercial environment Deep understanding of concurrency and related design patterns A solid understanding of software testing techniques including writing unit tests Experience with Git, Git Hub or other major version control systems Good problem-solving skills Nice to have Strong UI / UX design skills Experience with other languages including C#.
NET, Rust and/or Python Experience with UI frameworks including native and web-based frameworks such as Blazor or React Familiar with HTML / CSS / Java Script / Web Assembly Experience with H264, HEVC, AAC, and PCM video/audio encoding and decoding Decoding frameworks and pipelines such as FFmpeg and Media Foundation2 D Graphics experience for rendering with Direct X, Open GL or Web GL/Web GPUExperience of developing high performance / multi-threaded applications on Windows, Linux and/or Mac OSPostgre SQL or similar relational database products Familiarity with networking fundamentals and programming Understanding of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes and containerization concepts Benefits: Discretionary bonus opportunity Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)Private Medical Insurance Dental Scheme25 days holiday per year On Site Gym Subsidised CaféFree soft drinks On site bar Access to cycle garage and showers 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.
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. Play Station is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.