Senior Service Reliability Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Service Reliability Engineer (Cloud Gaming): Leading ongoing improvements in reliability and scalability for cloud gaming services with an accent on influencing architecture, defining KPIs, and driving continuous improvement. Focus on designing platform-wide solutions, providing technical leadership, and ensuring operational readiness and stability of gaming services.

Company

hirify.global, a global leader in entertainment, produces PlayStation products and services including consoles, VR, and software titles.

What you will do

• Lead ongoing improvements in reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with SRE Management to define KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Influence the architecture and implementation of solutions within the division.
• Mentor junior SRE staff.
• Act as a voice for SRE in the wider organization.
• Lead small-scale projects from inception to implementation.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years working experience in Software Development and/or Linux Systems Administration role.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Available to be scheduled in on-call rotation.
• Proficient as a Linux Production Systems Engineer, with experience managing large scale Web Services infrastructure.
• Development experience in one or more of the following programming languages: Python (preferred), Bash, Go, Java, C++, or Rust.
• Experience with at least 3 of the following topics: Distributed data storage at scale (Hadoop, Ceph), NoSQL at scale (MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra), Data aggregation technologies (ElasticSearch, Kafka), Scaling and running traditional RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL) with High Availability, Monitoring & alerting (Prometheus, Grafana), Kubernetes and/or AWS (deployment and management), Software distribution, Configuration management (Ansible, Saltstack, Puppet, Chef).

Culture & Benefits

• PlayStation fosters an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity.
• The company welcomes those with a passion for innovation, technology, and play.
• Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer.