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<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Why PlayStation?</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.</p></div><div><div> </div><div> <strong><span data-contrast="auto">Job Title – Software Engineer</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> (PHP Developer)</span></strong></div><div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Location – United States, Madison, WI</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is a fast-paced, high-visibility engineering role within SIE’s Martech Engineering team, focused on building and scaling the Bridges application - a highly available, fault-tolerant, and globally distributed platform. As a PHP Developer on the Bridges team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust web applications using the Laravel framework. You will write clean, efficient, and well-documented code with a strong emphasis on performance, scalability, and reliability. This role requires solid problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of modern web development best practices. </span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You will collaborate closely with architects, engineers, QA, and DevOps teams to enhance and support the Bridges platform. The role involves delivering high-quality solutions on time, proactively identifying and escalating issues, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts. In addition to hands-on development, you will play an active role in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing through documentation and workshops. </span></p></div><div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Job Responsibilities</strong> </span></p></div><div><ul><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work closely with the Engineering Manager, Tech Lead, QA Engineer, and Product Manager to help solutionize feature requests </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Building and improving backend services using PHP/Laravel. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrate expertise in producing well-architected, efficient, and scalable code using industry-leading design patterns and methodologies. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ensuring high code quality through TDD, functional testing, and documentation. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Participating in architecture discussions and teamwide decision making. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Contributing to frontend tasks when needed. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured code that adheres to project coding standards. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Optimize code and configurations for improved system efficiency. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Create technical documentation, including design documents, code documentation, and best practice guides. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Provide training and knowledge transfer to junior developers and team members. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Contribute to strategic planning meetings and provide guidance and expertise on system options, risks, and impacts. </span></li></ul></div></div><div><div><p> </p></div><div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills</strong></span></p></div><div><ul><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree or similar relevant years of experience.</span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Professional experience with PHP & Laravel, plus strong knowledge of SOLID/DRY principles. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience working in a stakeholder led environment with strong communication skills. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Build and consume REST and SOAP APIs to support system integrations. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">6+ years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining desktop, mobile, and responsive web applications using<strong> Laravel, </strong>Node.js, and React frameworks, deployed in AWS. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Refactor and optimize legacy PHP code while supporting platform stability. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Solid understanding of Git workflows (branching, pull requests, code reviews) and ability to manage clean commits without debug/unnecessary code. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong understanding of database design, indexing, and performance optimization. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Practical experience operating AWS production workloads (e.g., EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, EKS, SQS). </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with unit testing, TDD, and functional testing. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comfortable working with additional languages or lowerlevel tooling when needed (e.g., Bash, Python). </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong SQL skills with MySQL or PostgreSQL </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comfortable working in fast-paced, cross-functional teams alongside product managers, designers, and other engineers. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated ability to manage time effectively and deliver quality work within agreed timelines. </span></li></ul></div><div><p> </p></div><div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills</strong> </span></p></div></div><div><div><ul><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with CI/CD pipelines </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with AWS or other cloud environments. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong problem-solving and communication skills. </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Web application development experience, including React, NextJS, NodeJS </span></li><li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Passionate about gaming and video game culture </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><em>Please refer to our <a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/careers-privacy-notice/">Candidate Privacy Notice</a> for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.</em></strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>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. <br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>In addition, this role </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">is eligible</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 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. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Click </span><a href="https://careers.playstation.com/benefits" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to learn more.</span></p><p> </p></div><div class="title">The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$136,400</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$204,600 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p class="p1">Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.</p><p class="p1">Please refer to our <a href="https://www.playstation.com/legal/careers-privacy-notice/" target="_blank">Candidate Privacy Notice</a> for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.</p><p><strong>Equal Opportunity Statement:</strong></p><p><em>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.</em></p><p><em>We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. </em></p><p><em>PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.</em></p><p> </p></div>