Job Description

Position Type:
Location(s):
Canada, Waterloo, ON
Date Posted:
Job ID:
R-122874

Software Developer Co-op - Server

Application ID: 122874

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 PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, 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 Summary

Are you passionate about innovative technology? Do you enjoy developing engineering solutions for software used by tens-of-millions of passionate technology loyalists around the world? Would you like a career opportunity that combines both your passion for games and skills as a software engineer? Then you need to come and play with us here at Sony PlayStation!

Our customers are passionate about our products, and we're passionate about providing them with the best possible experience. We believe that excellence comes from finding talented people and giving them the support they need to thrive. We believe that work should be fun, and we strive to create an environment where teams experience satisfying work, personal and professional growth, and good work life balance

As a Software Developer Intern - Server on the team, you will work on highly scalable systems, develop distributed services, collaborate with product managers, architects, engineers, operations team members across PlayStation and build solid platform solutions. We are a fast-paced environment, using lightweight SOA design patterns. We encourage innovation and expect developers to take a high level of ownership throughout the software life cycle.

You'll be a good fit if:

You possess a drive and passion for quality with the ability to inspire,excite and motivate other team members. You have outstanding verbal and written communication skills, and are able to work with others at all levels. You possess a strong willingness to learn and thrive on acquiring new knowledge and skills. Your curiosity drives you to go beyond your immediate assignments and look for ways to make things better. You're not afraid to ask questions.

Required Skills

Experience in developing software using Enterprise Java/J2EE, Web Services, REST APIs and JSON/XML. Knowledge of microservices architecture and object oriented programming analysis, design. Experience developing with AWS native services such as EC2, S3, Kinesis, Glue, Lambda, SQS, SNS and DynamoDB. Experience working on scalable systems with very high levels of concurrency and transactions. Experience with SpringBoot, testing frameworks ( e.g., Spoch, JUnit , Cucumber), servlet containers (e.g., Tomcat), container technologies ( e.g., docker) , container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) and related technologies. Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases. Experience developing applications on Unix/Linux platforms. Understanding of SDLC, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations. Experience in developing cross-platform code. Experience using source control and bug tracking systems in a team environment. Experience with an e-commerce company Excellent communication skills, and hopefully a good sense of humor!

Benefits

Above average pay based on your current work term, verified by the latest co-op earnings report on the UWaterloo website. Feel free to ask about compensation in the interview! PlayStation game vouchers for select PS5 games that are released during the co-op term PlayStation store credit every month Access to our employee store with discounts on select Sony/PlayStation products Paid lunch for team/company special events Hackathons Career/personal development resources

A few other things you should know:

Our office is a fun, relaxed and casual environment. We're a tight-knit community of about 50+ full-time employees, and we enjoy welcoming new co-ops each term (we typically have 5 or more) We're currently offering a hybrid work environment, with some folks working remotely and others working from the office. You can choose what suits you best! If you do choose to work remotely, you'll find that we connect heavily over Slack and video conferencing. During lunch breaks and team hangouts you'll find folks playing network-based games and connecting about things outside of work.

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Please note that Day 1 of your co-op term will be held onsite at our office in Waterloo, ON.