Principal Engineer, Developer Experience (DevEx)

TL;DR

Principal Engineer, Developer Experience (Devex) (Gamedev): Driving platform adoption and reducing friction across the software development lifecycle to deliver measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and reliability. Focus on defining golden paths for building, deploying, and operating services and leading the evolution of lifecycle automation platforms.

Location: Hybrid / Remote Eligible

Salary: $232,300—$348,500 USD

Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment builds the platforms and services behind iconic entertainment experiences.

What you will do

• Define and drive the DevEx strategy across PlayStation.
• Own developer experience as a product, with clear roadmaps and success metrics.
• Identify and eliminate friction across the software development lifecycle.
• Drive platform-first adoption of CI/CD, testing, and lifecycle automation.
• Define and promote golden paths for building, deploying, and operating services.

Requirements

• Experience leading large-scale platform, infrastructure, or developer productivity initiatives.
• Ability to influence engineering practices across multiple teams or organizations.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, testing, deployment, and service operations.
• Experience balancing standardization with developer autonomy.
• Proven ability to translate technical strategy into measurable outcomes.

Nice to have

• Experience building internal platforms as products.
• Familiarity with developer portals (e.g., Backstage).
• Experience with application lifecycle management or automation at scale.
• Exposure to AI-assisted engineering or automation workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Shape how engineering is done at PlayStation.
• Impact thousands of developers and millions of players.
• Work on long-term, high-impact platform initiatives.
• Partner with strong technical leaders across the company.
• 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.