Senior Software Engineer
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- We have an exciting opportunity to join Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation. We seek a senior full-stack web developer within the DevNet team
- DevNet is our web portal used worldwide by which developers interact and supply their content onto the PlayStation platform, including games, movies, music and more
- This senior engineer would be responsible for helping us balance the challenge of modernising a mature and fully featured application while making our industry-leading portal even better
- The ideal candidate would have worked on and supported large web projects before in an agile SCRUM team, with demonstrable experience in all levels of web application development
- The candidate should be willing to lead the development team when necessary and support the current leadership team, and also have a desire to move into a leadership position. If this is you, please apply!
- Develop and support a large-scale web application while contributing to its ongoing modernisation
- Build new cloud-based services using technologies such as Go, TypeScript and AWS
- Create high-quality front-end experiences in close collaboration with Product and UX
- Help break down features, plan achievable iterations and contribute to technical design discussions
- Identify opportunities to improve our products, engineering practices and development processes
- Investigate and resolve technical issues using strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- Participate in code reviews, pairing and knowledge-sharing across the team
- Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders across Dublin, London and other international locations
- For the senior position, provide technical direction, support engineering decisions and mentor other team members
- Experience working collaboratively in an agile engineering team
- The ability to break down complex technical problems into clear, maintainable solutions
- A flexible, pragmatic approach and a commitment to continuous improvement
- Experience with, or an interest in working with, Go and TypeScript
- A solid understanding of web application architecture, APIs and web services
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- Experience with front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Experience developing or supporting large, mature web applications
- Experience using Git or another version-control system
- Proficiency in at least one back-end programming language
- Familiarity with PHP and a willingness to work with an established PHP platform while helping modernise it
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Product, UX and DevOps colleagues
- For the senior position, experience leading technical discussions, mentoring engineers and contributing to technical direction
- Strong professional experience in full-stack web development
- Experience developing or operating services on AWS
- Experience with Go, TypeScript or Python
- Proficiency in Unix or Linux-based environments
- Experience working in Scrum, Kanban or SAFe environments
- Previous technical leadership or mentoring experience