Every Tokyo software job scored for foreign engineers — visa sponsorship, Japanese level, salary and skills. Create a matching profile to personalize the ranking.

Close
Register
Log in

After sending, check your email and click the link

Close
Profile
Opportunities
Resume

City


Server-Side Engineer (PlayStation Online Service Development)

Close

About this role

Develop server-side applications for online gaming services used on consoles, mobile devices, and PCs. The services include friend messaging, voice chat, score rankings, matchmaking, web APIs that handle high traffic, and web applications for business use.

As a Scrum team member, define requirements, design, code, test, and help operate live services using DevOps practices. Work with client development teams, game developers, and global organizations, particularly teams in the United States. The technical environment includes AWS, containers, microservices, Java, Python, RDB/KVS, REST APIs, Kubernetes, Linux, test automation, CI/CD, GitHub, Scrum, and DevOps.

Requires at least three years of server-side or backend development experience and fundamental computer science knowledge. Basic Japanese communication is required for meetings, reading existing Japanese documents, and written communication. English communication with global staff is frequently needed, though current English proficiency is not specified if the candidate is motivated to improve.

Job details

Location
tokyo
Employment
Full-time
Japanese
Japanese
Visa sponsorship
Visa Sponsor
Posted
2026-07-27
Category
Software & IT

About Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment is the Sony division behind the PlayStation console, network and first-party game studios.

All Sony Interactive Entertainment jobs & company profile →

Company details

Size
Enterprise
Founded
2016
HQ
San Mateo, California, USA
Employees
1,001–5,000
Industry
Video Games
Parent
Sony Group Corporation

AI-generated overview — may be incomplete or wrong, so don't rely on it fully.

This is an AI-generated summary of the employer's original posting — details can be incomplete, out of date or simply wrong. Always confirm everything on the official posting before applying.