Senior Software Engineer - Streaming & Systems (C/C++)

Location: Aliso Viejo, California, United States; hybrid working policy

Salary: $177,300–$265,900 USD base pay per year

Company

PlayStation's technology and entertainment organization, delivering gaming hardware, network services, and interactive experiences to more than 100 million people.

What you will do

• Explore, prototype, validate, and ship performance-sensitive systems that improve reliability, developer velocity, and user experience.
• Build low-level software in C/C++, primarily for Linux environments.
• Develop systems across game streaming, platform software, infrastructure, developer tooling, and cloud-enabled capabilities.
• Use AI-native workflows for coding, debugging, testing, documentation, automation, and rapid prototyping.
• Investigate cloud-delivered experiences and turn ambiguous ideas into measured, production-quality implementations.
• Debug complex performance, reliability, platform, and production-environment issues while collaborating with engineering and domain experts.

Requirements

• Senior-level software engineering experience or a relevant degree in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering.
• Strong C/C++ skills and deep Linux systems experience.
• Experience with systems-oriented or performance-sensitive codebases.
• Practical fluency with AI-native engineering workflows, including coding agents, LLM-assisted debugging, test generation, and automation.
• Ability to prototype quickly, validate ideas, operate in ambiguity, communicate trade-offs, and take ownership.
• Strong communication, technical judgment, and mentoring-by-example skills.

Nice to have

• Rust or Windows systems experience.
• Real-time media, game streaming, or interactive media experience.
• Graphics, GPU, capture, rendering, or video encoding experience.
• Distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or production platform experience.
• Japanese language or cross-cultural collaboration experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Matching 401(k), paid time off, and wellness program.
• Employee discounts on Sony products.
• Potential eligibility for a bonus package.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage.