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At SEPS, we are building the next-generation platform that powers how fans connect with the content-and the creators-they love. Our mission is to unlock meaningful, data-driven engagement across Sony’s entertainment ecosystem, from games and anime to music, film, and live experiences-empoweringboth internal teams and external partners to build atscale. Our mission is to create a world-class engagement platform that not only enhances existing revenue streams but also drives new opportunities through a robust ecosystem of partners and creators. By decoupling application development from platform services, we empower our teams to deliver exceptional solutions with agility and efficiency. If you are passionate about shaping the future of digital engagement and want to be part of a vibrant community that values creativity and collaboration, we invite you to explore the exciting opportunities within our team. Together, we will shape the future of fan experiences anddefine the foundation for what’spossible in the realm of engagement. To learn more visit:www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/technology/stories/entries/sep_introduction/\nPOSITION SUMMARY\nWe are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a focused team within SEPS Data Science supporting payment, subscription, and risk experiences across PlayStation’s direct-to-consumer business. This is a hands-on role for someone who will build data, dashboards, reports, and systems that help teams fight fraud and improve decision-making. Work ranges from short-term efforts to longer strategic projects, requiring creativity, adaptability, and strong technical execution.\nThis role will be working very closely with the Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) Global Payments Team that plays a central role in enabling consumers across the world to purchase hardware, digital content and services.\nJOB RESPONSIBILITIES\nDesign, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, automated workflows, monitoring, alerts, dashboards, and reporting solutions for GPFD teams. \nDevelop reliable, governed, and AI-ready data products that support analytics, automation, machine learning, and generative AI use cases. \nPartner with data scientists, analysts, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver trusted, documented data for production workflows. \nUse cloud technologies, orchestration tools, and modern engineering practices to improve platform reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency. \nDocument architectures, data flows, and processes, and communicate technical concepts to audiences ranging from engineering teams to executives. \nSupport team growth through mentoring, knowledge sharing, technical reviews, hiring participation, and a strong commitment to protecting Sony and its customers. \nHonesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above\nQUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION\nYour qualifications and experience should include:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. \n7+ years of experience in data engineering, database development, software development, systems design, or data analysis. \nStrong SQL, data modeling, database design, DDL, DML, data validation, and performance-optimization skills. \nProficiency in one or more languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, Bash, or PowerShell, with experience building automated data pipelines and workflows. \nFamiliarity with structured and semi-structured formats, Linux or Windows environments, secure data transfer, permissions, authentication, and encryption. \nExperience preparing and operationalizing data for analytics, AI, or ML use cases, including data quality, lineage, governance, feature engineering, and responsible use of AI-assisted tools. \nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with platforms such as Snowflake, DynamoDB, Oracle, Hadoop, Athena, or EMR. \nExperience with streaming and messaging technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis, or ActiveMQ. \nFamiliarity with reporting and observability tools such as Tableau, Splunk, Datadog, or Domo. \nExperience with cloud infrastructure, containers, storage, orchestration, and automation tools such as Docker, Packer, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet. \nExposure to AI platforms, vector databases, feature stores, model monitoring, retrieval-augmented generation, or production ML infrastructure. \nKnowledge of payments processing, digital commerce, or card-not-present fraud. \nWe are committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for you to thrive as part of Sony’s purpose to “fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology.”\nBenefits:\nSCA offers benefits-eligible employees (generally regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week) a comprehensive benefits program that offers coverage and support for employees and their family’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being.\nWhat we offer you:\nComprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) \nEmployee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits \nFertility benefits, including, surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs \nBasic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children \nVoluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance \nShort-term & long-term disability plans \nUp to 12 weeks of paid parental and caregiver leave \n401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting \nEducation assistance and student loan programs \nOther Programs:\n[Flexible Work Arrangements, including remote and hybrid work schedules] \nTime off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs) \nReferral bonuses (subject to eligibility) \nMatching gift program \nA wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs) \nSpecial discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees \nEmployee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions) \nThe anticipated annual base salary for this position is $180,000 to $205,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.\nSCA will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.\nDisability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Corporation of America\nSony Corporation of America provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at  or by mail to: Sony Corporation of America, People Experience Department, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Please indicate the position you are applying for.\nWe are aware that unauthorized individuals or organizations may attempt to solicit personal information or payments from job applicants by impersonating our company through fraudulent job postings. We take these matters seriously but cannot control third-party websites. To protect your personal information, please verify that any job posting you respond to also appears on our official Careers page: www.sonyjobs.com. Please also be advised that we never request personal identifying information (such as Social Security numbers, bank details, or copies of identification documents) during the initial stages of our application process. 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