Platform Engineer - Application Networking
Core
Crafting and deploying collaborative application routing and networking platforms to support client-to-service and service-to-service communication for PlayStation's worldwide online services.
Role type
Platform Engineer (Application Networking)
Builds
Shared application routing frameworks, Kubernetes-based routing components, and service mesh solutions.
Domain
Gaming / Cloud Infrastructure / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Kubernetes, Kong ecosystem (API Gateway, Ingress Controller, Konnect), HTTP/2/3, gRPC, TCP/UDP traffic patterns, L4/L7 routing, load balancing, service mesh concepts, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code
Preferred skills
BGP, eBPF, overlay networking, DNS-based service discovery, globally distributed systems experience, open-source contributions
Technologies
Kubernetes, Kong, HTTP, gRPC, TCP, UDP, GitOps
Responsibilities
Compose and maintain application routing frameworks; Develop routing capabilities using the Kong ecosystem; Deploy and manage container-based routing components on Kubernetes; Integrate routing platforms into CI/CD and GitOps workflows; Increase reliability and observability of application routing platforms.
Seniority
Mid-to-Senior, hands-on IC