About the role
Company Overview
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand, serving as a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. SIE is a dynamic technology company delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to over 100 million people, and an entertainment leader home to beloved intellectual properties. The role at SIE is to create and nurture experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
Role Details
- Position: Full Stack Software Engineer II (Contract Role)
- Location: Madison, WI (Downtown, near Capitol Square)
- Work Model: Hybrid role with a flexible work-from-home policy. In-person meetings may sometimes be required, and office attendance is optional based on preference.
The Team
The team focuses on building client application experiences for PlayStation consoles, websites, mobile applications, and beyond, serving millions of users worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Develop, test, and document business-critical features and applications.
- Work with Product Owners and Product Managers to understand feature requirements, capture technical requirements, and craft solutions for components and applications for the PlayStation ecosystem.
- Demonstrate a passion for quality, strive to improve processes, propose standard methodologies, and drive their usage within the teams.
- Develop JavaScript-based applications for PlayStation gaming consoles, web, mobile, and future flagship Sony devices and services.
- Build digital commerce solutions for PlayStation games, media content, subscription services, and more.
- Write robust unit and component tests to ensure reliability and prevent regressions.
- Work quickly and optimally in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.
- Work independently and collaborate with internal and external engineers.
- Work with other team members by reviewing and giving feedback on pull requests and design plans.
- Define and refine technical approaches that support performance, accessibility, and scalability.
- Exercise feature-building capabilities and collaborate within the team to optimize existing solutions.
- Deploy platform experiences through CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitor software releases, analyze telemetry, and adapt to production data.
- Continuously learn, experiment, and bring forward innovative ideas by participating in Hackathons and Café Days to help shape the future of PlayStation experiences.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent, or 3+ years of relevant work experience instead of a degree.
- 2-3 years of building product experiences with proficiencies in UI technologies.
- A passion for robust, sustainable, and high-quality code.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Capable of producing detailed design and development documentation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using HTML, CSS, the JavaScript ecosystem, and familiarity with popular frameworks like React, Angular, Jest, and TypeScript.
- Familiarity with Java and Spring Boot.
- Familiarity with GraphQL, REST APIs, and containerization tools such as Docker.
- Understanding of build pipelines and CI/CD standards, especially across multiple platforms.
- Experience working with performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design principles.
- Curiosity about AI-assisted development tools or automation that improves developer efficiency.
Compensation and Benefits
- Estimated Base Pay Range: $72.13 — $108.20 USD per hour. Individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
- Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefit offerings.
Additional Information
- Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees, which may include criminal background checks.
- Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership, or any other legally protected category.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer, and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.