Senior Software Engineer (C/C++/Python)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid working

Company

hirify.global develops PlayStation hardware, software, network services, SDKs, and platform technologies for game developers and players worldwide.

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain audio validation tools for PlayStation SDK audio libraries and platform technologies.
• Develop C/C++ and Python systems to analyze audio output, compare SDK versions, detect regressions, and validate expected behavior.
• Implement repeatable audio quality measurement, including signal analysis, spectral comparison, latency checks, conformance checks, and regression detection.
• Integrate validation into CI, build pipelines, dashboards, reporting, and release workflows.
• Investigate complex audio issues through debugging, data analysis, signal processing, and collaboration with Audio SDK and platform engineers.
• Own technical areas end to end, define maintainability standards, document systems, and mentor engineers across SDK Quality Engineering and Audio SDK teams.

Requirements

• Strong professional software engineering experience with C/C++ and Python.
• Practical knowledge of digital audio fundamentals, including PCM audio, sample rates, channels, latency, dynamic range, filtering, resampling, encoding, or frequency-domain analysis.
• Experience building tools, automation, analysis systems, SDK components, test infrastructure, or developer-facing systems.
• Strong debugging skills across code, data, tooling, environments, and pipelines.
• Experience with source control, code review, CI, and collaborative engineering workflows.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Audio Technology, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with audio analysis, signal processing, automated media validation, or regression detection.
• Experience validating libraries, APIs, command-line tools, SDKs, runtime systems, or platform software.
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Buildkite, TeamCity, GTest, CppUnit, PyTest, or similar tools.
• Knowledge of game audio, console audio, real-time audio systems, spatial audio, 3D audio, or immersive audio formats.
• Experience with performance profiling, numerical correctness testing, dashboards, telemetry, technical leadership, or mentoring.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on foundational PlayStation technologies that are not constrained by a specific game or engine.
• Collaborate with engineering and R&D teams across London, Tokyo, San Mateo, and the wider Sony group.
• Access to global hackathons, cross-team innovation projects, and time for research and prototyping.
• Relaxed working environment with autonomy and encouragement to challenge existing approaches.
• Hybrid working, discretionary bonus opportunity, private medical insurance, dental scheme, and 25 days of holiday per year.
• London allowance where applicable, on-site gym, subsidized café, free soft drinks, on-site bar, cycle garage, and showers.

Hiring process

• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for all new employees.