Senior Software Engineer, Mobile

San Francisco, CA

PlayStation Senior Software Engineer, Mobile will be a key member of our mobile app team, to determine the core infrastructure of our next generation of cross-platform mobile applications to enhance our PlayStation ecosystem.

The candidate will refine business requirements for implementation in the PlayStation mobile app (PS App). Develop mobile app using modern Agile techniques such as SCRUM. Iteratively collaborate with UX, Product Manager to break down requirements to work packages and create compelling mobile user experiences. Develop production quality application in a client-side framework such as React Native. Design and develop reusable cross platform UI components. Apply architectural design patterns such as MVC, MVVM, MVP. Collaborate with an international team of developers (USA/Japan). Lead the team by setting technical direction and building and incorporating various frameworks. The candidate will also be called upon to represent the team in technical forums, to present designs, and to share experiences with other Sony software development organizations.

Explore the PlayStation App: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/ps4/app/

Required Qualifications:

A passion for developing fluid user experiences.

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

6+ years of iOS/Android development experience.

Experience developing a complex web-service integrated iOS/Android application.

Experience writing multi-threaded applications.

Have published one or more iOS/Android apps in the app store.

A deep familiarity with Objective-C/Swift and Cocoa Touch or Java and Android Studio

Experience working with core frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, UIKit, Core Graphics and Core Text or their similar Android counterpart frameworks.

Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.

Desired Qualifications:

Interest in and/or experience using React/React Native, Flux.

Knowledge of security issues with respect to web-service integrated iOS applications.

Experience using Ember, Angular or similar Javascript framework.

Experience developing hybrid native/web applications and WebViews.

Experience with Agile development methodology (ex: Scrum).

Experience measuring UI/App performance, especially around UI response time and network use.

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, covered veteran status, status in the U.S. uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category. 

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