Sr Software Engineer (Security)
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PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
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Sr Software Engineer (Security)
Sony Interactive Entertainment has an opening in the Security Engineering team! We are looking for a motivated and creative individual to help build security infrastructure to protect high quality software which drives PlayStation experiences.
Being part of the Security Engineering team as a Senior Software Engineer, your role will involve crafting and improving solutions to protect PlayStation® platforms and experiences. You will provide strong technical abilities in the security space to ensure solutions are secure in the defense against malicious actors.
Our team is innovating and crafting the next generation of gaming experiences on PlayStation! You will work alongside partners in engineering, product, design, and research to build tools and technologies that keep our players and network safe.
Role Responsibilities
Collaborate with colleagues to develop, implement, and uphold SDK and application security features
Produce excellent, detailed design and development documentation
Work with colleagues from other teams and across the org to deliver features on time, with the ability to respond to evolving requirements, and strategic shifts in direction
Ability to balance periodic on-call duty, and defensive engineering to minimize impact to business and diagnose problems
Familiar and comfortable with Agile/Scrum software development methodology
Qualifications
3+ years of programming experience in C/C++/C#/Java (or equivalent) developing Applications or SDKs using object-oriented design patterns
Experience working with cryptography or cryptographic algorithms and signatures, certificates, data integrity programming, and securing data through communication protocols such as IPC
Strong understanding of engineering standard methodologies – requirement gathering and analysis, design and development of scalable code with unit tests, participation in code reviews and documentation, experience with multiple technology stacks
Thrive in a Team environment where you’re writing high quality and well-architected code
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with Windows/PC Security software development
Knowledge or experience of RESTful Web Service APIs and backend infrastructure
Experience with Web Services Frontend development
JavaScript, React, React-Native experience
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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is 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. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$193,300 - $289,900 USD
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
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