Lead Engineer, APIs & Services

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Lead Engineer, APIs & Services

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and APIs for mobile game development, publishing, and operations
• Integrate these services with tools & systems maintained by teams across the organization
• Establish CI/CD pipeline to facilitate the delivery of high-quality software
• Manage the cloud infrastructure needed to deploy and scale services
• Measure and improve service security, availability, throughput and cost efficiency
• Clearly communicate API & service behaviors to end users and stakeholders
• Influence and contribute to the mobile platform roadmap

Desired Skills and Experience

• 8+ years of professional experience developing backend services handling high volumes of traffic
• Expertise in software architecture, design, and testing of distributed services
• Expertise in API design and security
• Experience as a technical leader in a team setting
• Experience packaging, deploying, and operating containerized services
• Experience developing systems in compliance with global data privacy and security regulations
• Experience in identity resolution for cross-platform mobile games
• Experience managing scalable infrastructure with a major cloud provider (e.g., AWS)
• Strong understanding of big data processing, message queuing, and distributed caches
• Experience with Rust or Golang preferred
• B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent

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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.

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