Senior ML/AI Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior ML/AI Software Engineer: Designing, optimizing, and deploying large-scale automation efforts leveraging LLMs and generative AI for PlayStation's digital store, focusing on trust, security, and seamless transactions. Focus on building intelligent systems using backend engineering expertise and applied AI knowledge, solving complex scalability and resilience challenges in a cloud-scale infrastructure.

Location: Remote from the U.S., United Kingdom, or Belgium. Note that the benefits package includes US-centric benefits like 401(k).

Salary: $177,300—$265,900 USD

Company

hirify.global (PlayStation) is a global leader in entertainment, providing products and services like PlayStation®5 and acclaimed PlayStation software titles.

What you will do

• Architect, build, test, and monitor AWS-based workflows to automate critical business problems.
• Develop scalable and resilient microservices for ML-driven applications using Python or Java.
• Ensure high service availability through on-call participation and disaster recovery best practices.
• Automate deployment processes, optimizing infrastructure for cost and efficiency.
• Partner with DevOps, data science, and data engineering to deploy scalable and reliable automation solutions.

Requirements

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of experience in machine learning, backend engineering, or AI platform development.
• Coding Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with Java and Python.
• Cloud Competency: Proficiency with AWS services (EKS/ECS, Kinesis, Lambda, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS) or equivalent.
• Systems Monitoring and Analytics: Knowledge of tools like Datadog, Splunk, New Relic, or AWS CloudTrail.
• LLM Expertise: Proven experience developing, evaluating, and orchestrating agentic workflows.
• MLOps and Distributed Systems: Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, MLflow, Airflow, Terraform, and CI/CD.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with data streaming and orchestration tools such as Kafka, Flink, Spark, dbt, and Airflow.
• Experience with multi-modal LLM systems (text + image embeddings).
• Exposure to AI observability, prompt evaluation frameworks, and safety alignment tools.
• Understanding of vector databases and retrieval workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Work for PlayStation, a global leader in entertainment and gaming.
• Commitment to building an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity.
• Access to SIE’s top-tier benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401(k).
• Paid time off, wellness programs, and employee discounts for Sony products.
• Opportunity to work remotely from the U.S., UK, or Belgium.