Principal Engineer, Developer Experience (DevEx)

TL;DR

Principal Engineer, Developer Experience (DevEx): Driving the Developer Experience strategy and leading platform initiatives at scale for PlayStation, with an accent on platform adoption, CI/CD, testing, and lifecycle automation. Focus on defining and promoting golden paths for building, deploying, and operating services, reducing tooling fragmentation, and influencing engineering practices to improve delivery speed, quality, and reliability.

Location: Hybrid / Remote Eligible (US only)

Salary: $253,400—$380,200 USD

Company

hirify.global builds platforms and services that power iconic entertainment experiences for millions of players.

What you will do

• Define and drive the Developer Experience 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.
• Influence engineering practices to improve delivery speed, quality, and reliability.

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.
• Clear and effective communication skills.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Shape how engineering is done at PlayStation, impacting thousands of developers and millions of players.
• Work on long-term, high-impact platform initiatives.
• Opportunity to partner with strong technical leaders across the company.
• Top-tier benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401(k).
• Paid time off, wellness program, and employee discounts for Sony products.
• Role may be eligible for a bonus package.