​About Client:

• PlayStation has been at the forefront of interactive and digital entertainment since the debut of our first console in 1994.

• Our products delight millions across the world through incredible games, cutting-edge experiences, and access to many types of media.

• This commitment to amazing our fans is at the core of who we are and one we share with Sony Corporation, internationally known as a leader in music, movies, and consumer electronics.

• We’re headquartered in San Mateo, California, and our global workforce includes teams in offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Prototype a cross-platform game codebase looking at PlayStation specific features across multiple generations of the PlayStation platform

• Design and author Unreal Plugins and gameplay to expand a PC developer sandbox environment for internal developers to create engaging demonstrations of platform features and capabilities

• Building and documenting gameplay features to exercise unreleased platform SDKs and network capabilities

• Documenting integration challenges and experience with pre-release features and structuring feedback for development teams across game client and server

• Participates in team scrum processes - (e.g. plan/review/retro, daily stand-ups, maintaining board, identifying risks and blockers)

• Collaborating with developers, product managers, technical program managers, etc. to refine specifications

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in STEM related field (or similar work experience).

• 3+ years professional experience in games, interactive media, streaming or similar field Strong C++ skills, especially developing in Visual Studio environment.

• In-depth experience building, profiling, analyzing and debugging self-contained features.

• Experience blending, refactoring and extending an existing codebase

• Strong written communication skills and habits  

Bonus qualifications:

• Experience shipping titles on a modern console a strong plus

• Unreal Engine game development, especially networking/multiplayer experience

• Windows environment development experience

• Cloud-gaming experience (particularly AWS- e.g. GameLift)  

• Knowledge of debugging device-specific areas with Windows, Mobile, or Consoles 

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