Staff Software Engineer – Network Automation

About the role

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape and build the next generation of our network automation platforms that support the PlayStation Network worldwide. You will work on turning complex network and infrastructure operations into reliable, API‑driven, self‑service capabilities.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and architectural direction for network automation and infrastructure control platforms.
• Design and build APIs, services, controllers and reconciliation workflows that manage production infrastructure safely at scale.
• Develop Kubernetes‑based control‑plane components, including custom resources, control loops and Helm packaging.
• Establish testing, observability and change‑safety practices for live infrastructure software.
• Mentor engineers, lead design reviews and drive technical alignment across engineering, networking and operations teams.

Required profile

• Deep expertise in a backend language such as Python, Go, Rust or Java.
• Strong experience building Kubernetes controllers or operators.
• Proven ability to design event‑driven distributed systems with eventual consistency and idempotency.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and mentorship across senior engineers.

Required skills

• Python, Go, Rust, Java
• Kubernetes API, custom resources, operators
• API design, versioning, schema evolution
• Distributed systems, event‑driven architecture
• Multi‑tenant platform design, access control