Copy of Software Engineer II

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy high-quality code across the data platform.
• Collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.
• Support data cataloging, analytics, and ETL/ELT pipeline capabilities.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and implement improvements with guidance from senior engineers.
• Build and support services handling structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data including audio, video, text, and images.
• Participate in production on-call rotations and troubleshoot critical issues.
• Document the platform and maintain clarity for internal consumers.
• Present work in team demos and represent engineering contributions in internal discussions.
• Apply testing, monitoring, and deployment best practices to support platform reliability.
• Ramp up on the technology stack, contribute to core platform features, participate in reviews, and own medium-scope features end-to-end within the first 90 days.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
• 3+ years of direct experience developing scalable, distributed systems.
• Proficiency in at least one of Scala, Java, or Python.
• Experience building or maintaining cloud-based applications or services, with AWS preferred and GCP a plus.
• Exposure to event streaming platforms such as Kafka, Kinesis, or SQS and data ingestion.
• Familiarity with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark or Apache Flink.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and observability best practices.
• Comfort working in a globally distributed team and participating in production on-call rotations.
• Nice-to-have experience with Databricks or similar unified data platforms, unstructured data formats, data cataloging, lineage and metadata tools, and platform-scale ETL, analytics, or data quality features.
• Knowledge of GCP or multi-cloud environments and interest in scalability and reliability challenges.

Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement in San Diego or San Mateo.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Matching 401(k).
• Paid time off and wellness program.
• Employee discounts on Sony products.
• May be eligible for a bonus package.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage.