# Software Development Manager, Social Experiences

Hiring organization: [Bend Studio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bend-studio)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/57637600-3b2b-49fe-9ce0-d0fac6e7ea33

Listed on Bend Studio's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Salary: 184600 – 277000 USD per year

## Summary

Lead multiple engineering teams building PlayStation's consumer products and cloud services, managing client, server, and full-stack developers while staying technically engaged in architecture and code reviews. This role suits experienced engineering managers who can balance technical depth with people leadership and navigate the complexities of large-scale, always-on consumer platforms.

_Our summary, not Bend Studio's wording._

## Skills named

Embedded Systems, Java, JavaScript, Live Streaming, Mobile Development, TypeScript, Web Development

## Required

- Software development experience sufficient to evaluate architecture and guide technical decisions across client, server, and distributed systems
- Managed more than one engineering team or led a complex organization with multiple technical workstreams
- Experience developing and releasing customer-facing software across client-side, server-side, or full-stack systems
- Experience building or operating production services including observability, scalability, performance, reliability, or incident management
- Coaching engineers across career stages and addressing performance expectations with clarity and care
- Understanding of opportunities, risks, and limitations of AI-assisted engineering

## Nice to have

- Experience building and releasing global consumer products at scale
- Experience with Java, JavaScript, or TypeScript
- Experience with public-cloud platforms and cloud-native architectures
- Familiarity with mobile, web, streaming, messaging, event-driven, connected-device, or embedded technologies
- Experience coordinating releases across client applications and cloud services
- Experience introducing AI development tools or delivering AI-powered capabilities
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Apply on Bend Studio's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/6147061004