Senior Data Engineer
San Diego, CA - USA
Job Summary
Join the Sony Engagement Platform Services (SEPS) Team where innovation meets collaboration in the dynamic world of digital engagement. At SEPS we are building the next-generation platform that powers how fans connect with the contentand the creatorsthey love. Our mission is to unlock meaningful data-driven engagement across Sonys entertainment ecosystem from games and anime to music film and live experiencesempowering both internal teams and external partners to build at scale. Our mission is to create a world-class engagement platform that not only enhances existing revenue streams but also drives new opportunities through a robust ecosystem of partners and creators. By decoupling application development from platform services we empower our teams to deliver exceptional solutions with agility and efficiency. If you are passionate about shaping the future of digital engagement and want to be part of a vibrant community that values creativity and collaboration we invite you to explore the exciting opportunities within our team. Together we will shape the future of fan experiences and define the foundation for whats possible in the realm of engagement. To learn more visit: SUMMARY
We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a focused team within SEPS Data Science supporting payment subscription and risk experiences across PlayStations direct-to-consumer business. This is a hands-on role for someone who will build data dashboards reports and systems that help teams fight fraud and improve decision-making. Work ranges from short-term efforts to longer strategic projects requiring creativity adaptability and strong technical execution.
This role will be working very closely with the Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) Global Payments Team that plays a central role in enabling consumers across the world to purchase hardware digital content and services.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design build and maintain scalable data pipelines automated workflows monitoring alerts dashboards and reporting solutions for GPFD teams.
- Develop reliable governed and AI-ready data products that support analytics automation machine learning and generative AI use cases.
- Partner with data scientists analysts engineers and stakeholders to deliver trusted documented data for production workflows.
- Use cloud technologies orchestration tools and modern engineering practices to improve platform reliability scalability security and operational efficiency.
- Document architectures data flows and processes and communicate technical concepts to audiences ranging from engineering teams to executives.
- Support team growth through mentoring knowledge sharing technical reviews hiring participation and a strong commitment to protecting Sony and its customers.
- Honesty trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above
QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION
Your qualifications and experience should include:
- Bachelors degree in engineering computer science or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in data engineering database development software development systems design or data analysis.
- Strong SQL data modeling database design DDL DML data validation and performance-optimization skills.
- Proficiency in one or more languages such as Python Java JavaScript Bash or PowerShell with experience building automated data pipelines and workflows.
- Familiarity with structured and semi-structured formats Linux or Windows environments secure data transfer permissions authentication and encryption.
- Experience preparing and operationalizing data for analytics AI or ML use cases including data quality lineage governance feature engineering and responsible use of AI-assisted tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with platforms such as Snowflake DynamoDB Oracle Hadoop Athena or EMR.
- Experience with streaming and messaging technologies such as Kafka Kinesis or ActiveMQ.
- Familiarity with reporting and observability tools such as Tableau Splunk Datadog or Domo.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure containers storage orchestration and automation tools such as Docker Packer Ansible Chef or Puppet.
- Exposure to AI platforms vector databases feature stores model monitoring retrieval-augmented generation or production ML infrastructure.
- Knowledge of payments processing digital commerce or card-not-present fraud.
We are committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for you to thrive as part of Sonys purpose to fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology.
Benefits:
SCA offers benefits-eligible employees (generally regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week) a comprehensive benefits program that offers coverage and support for employees and their familys physical emotional and financial well-being.
What we offer you:
- Comprehensive medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
- Fertility benefits including surrogacy and adoption assistance programs
- Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
- Voluntary benefits such as group legal identity theft protection accident and hospital indemnity insurance
- Short-term & long-term disability plans
- Up to 12 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave
- 401(k) Plan with pre-tax Roth and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
- Education assistance and student loan programs
Other Programs:
- Flexible Work Arrangements including remote and hybrid work schedules
- Time off to include vacation paid holidays sick leave Summer Fridays (early release) and a winter break between Christmas and New Years Day (based on business needs)
- Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
- Matching gift program
- A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
- Special discounts on Sony products offered exclusively to Sony employees
- Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)
The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $180000 to $205000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors which may include as applicable the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience specific and unique skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
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