Principal Services Engineer (Game Development)

TL;DR

Principal Services Engineer (GameDev): Drives the development of backend game services from prototype to production, covering requirements, architecture, implementation, and scaling. Focus on designing comprehensive service architectures for live-service games, solving complex non-deterministic problems, and ensuring production quality under high-scale, high-latency environments.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $222,000–$333,000 USD

Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment is developing a new game franchise for PlayStation.

What you will do

• Build and maintain production-quality backend game services.
• Design comprehensive service architectures for live-services games, including sessions, matchmaking, player data, and service partitioning.
• Collaborate daily with a cross-disciplinary team to design game service features.
• Write clear technical documentation and effectively communicate complex topics.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for production incidents after launch.

Requirements

• Production experience with distributed systems or other non-deterministic software architectures in a high-scale, high-latency environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers of different technical and non-technical backgrounds.
• Ability to diagnose complex system failures using logging and metrics.
• Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in Rust.
• Demonstrated strong collaboration and communication skills within a team.

Nice to have

• Experience with "games as a service" online game development.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or guiding engineers.
• Ability to write, debug, and maintain code in C++.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a fun, dedicated, and passionate cross-discipline team focused on creating a new franchise at PlayStation.
• Join a mission-focused team valuing diverse backgrounds, experiences, interests, and viewpoints.
• Flexible role with remote working options, with pay ranges varying based on geographic location.
• Eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, and a wellness program.
• Opportunity for a bonus package and employee discounts for Sony products.