Staff Software Engineer – Network Automation

About the role

This Staff-level role focuses on building the next generation of network automation platforms for the PlayStation Network. You will lead the transition from specialist-driven workflows to reliable, declarative software platforms by designing control-plane services, APIs, and intent-based controllers. The role involves significant technical influence, requiring you to set architectural direction, solve complex distributed-systems problems, and mentor engineers across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for network automation and infrastructure control platforms.
• Use domain-driven design to establish shared language and turn agreements into versioned, testable contracts.
• Design and build APIs, services, controllers, and reconciliation workflows for production infrastructure.
• Build on the Kubernetes API, including custom resources and control loops.
• Own the operational Kubernetes path including CRD rollout, RBAC, and controller health.
• Design distributed workflows that operate correctly under eventual consistency and partial failure.
• Develop patterns for multi-tenant infrastructure platforms including tenant isolation and policy enforcement.
• Lead complex migrations and modernization of existing automation and services.

Required skills

• Python
• Go
• Rust
• Java
• Kubernetes
• Distributed systems
• API design
• Domain-driven design
• Multi-tenant platforms
• Infrastructure automation

Nice to have

• BGP
• IP fabrics
• VXLAN
• EVPN
• L3VPN
• Graph databases

About the Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand and a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. SIE delivers cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people worldwide.