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Senior Software Developer – Build & Tools

Posted 15 Days Ago
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In-Office
Waterloo, ON
Senior level
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Waterloo, ON
Senior level
Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines, modernize workflows, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate on global tools for software delivery.
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Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

Job Role Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines across diverse platforms (PlayStation consoles, Web, Mobile, PC) with a focus on Jenkins and GitHub Actions

  • Lead initiatives to modernize and standardize build, test, and release workflows across teams, ensuring reliability, speed, and developer efficiency

  • Partner closely with engineering, QA, and operations teams to understand their workflows and proactively build solutions that remove friction

  • Own the strategy for pipeline health: implement monitoring, automated recovery, and continuous improvements to minimize build/test failures and downtime

  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers on CI/CD practices, automation design, and troubleshooting

  • Define best practices and advocate for CI/CD improvements across the organization, influencing both technical direction and team adoption

  • Develop tools and frameworks to improve build reproducibility, dependency management, and artifact handling

  • Collaborate with global teams to drive alignment on CI/CD strategy and support large-scale software delivery at PlayStation

Minimum Requirements:

  • Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including object-oriented principles, data structures, and algorithms

  • Extensive experience with version control (Git, GitHub)

  • Deep hands-on experience with Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions at scale

  • Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and working with Linux-based build environments

  • Proven ability to design and maintain scalable build and automation pipelines in complex engineering environments

  • Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills in CI/CD contexts

Preferred Requirements:

  • Experience leading CI/CD initiatives or driving adoption of new build/release systems across multiple teams

  • Experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration technologies

  • Knowledge of Linux and Windows build environments, including cross-compilation or multi-platform support

  • Familiarity with build acceleration techniques (caching, parallelization, artifact repositories)

  • Track record of mentoring and enabling other engineers in best practices for CI/CD and automation

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across engineering organizations

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s 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 SIE’s 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. Click here to learn more.


The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$139,100$208,700 CAD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. 

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

Top Skills

Docker
Git
Github Actions
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Linux

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