Hiring: Software Engineer II Platform Data Reliability Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment Location: San Mateo, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 11:06:32 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Ansible, Cassandra, Configuration Management, DynamoDB, GCP, IaC, Infrastructure as Code, Kafka, Kubernetes, Linux, Redis, Terraform About the job Experience: •3+ years of experience in software engineering, database reliability engineering, site reliability engineering, platform engineering, or a related field. Required Skills: •We are seeking a Software Engineer II (Platform Data Reliability & Automation) to help build, automate, and operate scalable data platforms using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud technologies. •This role focuses on improving the reliability and automation of NoSQL, streaming, and caching services across AWS and GCP environments. You’ll develop automation, observability, and operational tooling supporting technologies such as Cassandra, Aerospike, Kafka, and Redis. •Develop, maintain, and improve Infrastructure as Code and configuration-management automation using tools such as Terraform and Ansible to provision, configure, monitor, scale, and manage NoSQL, streaming, and caching platforms. •Build automation that enables repeatable and reliable deployment of data services across cloud and hybrid environments. •Contribute to the reliability, availability, scalability, performance, and resiliency of platform data services. •Contribute to defining, measuring, and improving service-level indicators, service-level objectives, and error budgets. •Develop automation for operational activities such as scaling, failover, backup, recovery, upgrades, and routine maintenance. •Build and enhance observability solutions using metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards, and alerts. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. •Hands-on experience developing or maintaining Infrastructure as Code or configuration-management tools such as Terraform or Ansible. •Solid functional working knowledge of one or more NoSQL, caching, or streaming technologies, such as Cassandra, Aerospike, Kafka, AWS MSK, or Redis. •Understanding of distributed systems concepts, including availability, consistency, replication, fault tolerance, and horizontal scaling. •Solid functional working knowledge of Linux, networking, storage, and common system-troubleshooting techniques. •Operational familiarity with observability tools and practices, including metrics, logging, tracing, alerting, and dashboard creation. •Demonstrated capacity to independently diagnose and resolve technical problems within a defined scope, learn unfamiliar systems, and seek guidance when addressing complex or ambiguous challenges. •Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. •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. Compensation: •$150,100 - $225,100 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!