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Software Engineer - Front-End

Playstation

San Diego, CA 09-09-2021
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description
Software Engineer II
Our team is looking for a strong and enthusiastic front end software engineer to join our established team within the PlayStation family in beautiful San Diego, CA. We apply web technologies to develop innovative core user experiences on the PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5 and beyond, that hundreds of millions of customers around the world enjoy daily. The ideal candidate will come from a strong object oriented development background and be passionate about front end web technologies.

We employ Agile standard methodologies, use modern software development paradigms, and focus on continuous improvement in the delivery of high quality applications for our customers. This is an opportunity to be part of one of the world's most recognized brands, and to collaborate with PlayStation Engineering teams throughout the world.

Responsibilities:
• Drive development of complex projects across multiple-teams and fields.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Product Managers, and Designers to understand feature requirements, determine technical requirements, and develop new features in PlayStation system applications
• Partner with QA engineers to ensure test coverage and verify test plans that help deliver high quality features
• Write unit tests and component tests for features with key characteristics of stability and maintainability which prevent regressions in the product code.
• Efficiently debug issues raised by internal and external users and work with the team to provide resolutions to these issues.
• Focus on Quality and strive to improve processes, propose standard methodologies and drive their usage within the teams.
• Support and Mentor other team members and provide technical leadership by reviewing pull requests, design plans, and participate in architectural discussions
• Communicate on development strategy, technical subjects related to software development frameworks, and collaborate effectively with the globally distributed teams to achieve the business goals.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
• At least four years or equivalent experience in developing web applications
• Experience with React or at least one modern web application framework such as Angular/Ember.js
• Experience with asynchronous programming and Promises
• Experience with git or other version control solutions (both centralized and distributed)

Preferred Qualifications:
• Significant experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Node.js
• Experience with full stack software development
• Experience working with or creating backend APIs

Profile (Non-Technical)
• Strong independent problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and tackle new challenges
• Works independently under minimal direction with strong work ethic
• Able to work quickly and productively in a fast-paced environment
• A passion for robust code

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rbojby-3-131-13-194-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Playstation

Recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation® brand and family of products and services.