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Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.\nService Reliability Engineer\nDo you want to use transformative technologies to achieve greater scalability and efficiency? Do you want a career that combines your engineering skills and your passion for video gaming? Are you fascinated by the technologies behind the Internet and cloud computing? 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(ElasticSearch, Kafka)\nScaling and running traditional RDBMS (PostgreSQL, MySQL) with High Availability\nObservability and incident management: Prometheus, Grafana, alerting/on-call workflows, post-incident review.\nContainer orchestration (Kubernetes, Rancher) at scale\nRelease Engineering (Package management and distribution at scale)\nS/W Performance analysis and load testing (QA or SDET experience: a plus)\nAt SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.\nPlease 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. \nIn addition, this role is eligiblefor 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. 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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.\nWe strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. 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