Manager, Software Engineering
Madison, OH - USA
Job Summary
Why Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation were part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
Manager Software Engineering
Madison WI
We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead and develop a team of engineers building the pricing and offers capabilities that power PlayStation commerce. Our teams work across the stack from services and APIs that manage and deliver prices and offers to partner and operator tooling to customer-facing experiences across PlayStation platforms.
Youll create an environment where engineers can grow take ownership and deliver their best work while maintaining a high bar for technical excellence and execution. This role requires a balance of strong people leadership and technical depth with the ability to coach and empower engineers navigate complex problems and make sound decisions when priorities compete.
- Lead coach and develop a team of engineers creating clear expectations meaningful growth opportunities and strong ownership across the team.
- Drive engineering delivery against strategic business outcomes breaking complex initiatives into incremental milestones that deliver value to production.
- Maintain a high bar for engineering quality operational excellence and team performance.
- Guide technical decision-making by participating in architecture design and engineering trade-offs while empowering engineers to own solutions.
- Collaborate with Product Design Program Management and Engineering teams across multiple time zones to align priorities roadmaps and dependencies.
- Anticipate and remove technical and organizational roadblocks risks and dependencies that could prevent the team from delivering effectively.
- Assess and communicate team capacity and resourcing needs while continuously improving how the team operates and delivers.
- BS or Masters in Engineering Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 6 years of software development experience including experience managing or leading software engineers
- Demonstrated ability to manage mentor and empower engineers
- Strong technical foundation with the ability to guide architecture design and engineering discussions
- Strong communication collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and balance priorities across multiple initiatives
- Experience delivering complex software across multiple teams or systems; experience in commerce or pricing is not required.
- Experience with Agile development practices and continuous improvement
- Experience with commerce pricing promotions or other transactional systems
- Experience with backend services/APIs internal or partner-facing tooling or consumer-facing applications
- Experience working in a globally distributed or matrixed organization
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At SIE we consider several factors when setting each roles base pay range including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
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 SIEs 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. Clickhere to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$167800 - $251800 USD
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Manager
About Company
Explore the new generation PlayStation 4 and PS5 consoles - experience immersive gaming with thousands of hit games in every genre to rewrite the rules for what a PlayStation console can do.