Mobile Platform Architect

PlayStation Studios Mobile is seeking an experienced software engineer to design PlayStation's platform for developing, publishing, and operating free-to-play mobile games. An individual in this role will spearhead the design and implementation of this platform; work in partnership with internal teams to connect mobile games to PlayStation services; and ensure that all mobile games meet PlayStation's quality standards.
Responsibilities

Design the system architecture and backend services for the mobile games platform
Measure and improve platform security, availability, throughput and cost efficiency
Provide technical leadership and guidance to the platform engineering team
Establish pipelines and processes to facilitate the delivery of high-quality software
Collaborate across teams to integrate the platform with internal services
Influence and contribute to the platform engineering roadmap
Clearly communicate end-to-end system behavior to platform users and stakeholders
Actively track technical innovations, changes, and trends affecting mobile game development

Desired Skills and Experience

8+ years of professional experience in the mobile games industry
Experience as a technical leader in an enterprise setting
Skilled communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences
Expertise in software architecture, service design and distributed systems
Expertise operating backend services at scale
Experience designing APIs or related SDKs
Experience with infrastructure-as-code, containers and Kubernetes/EKS
Working knowledge of Unity or Unreal Engine
Working knowledge of emerging technologies affecting mobile game development
B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent

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