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Bend Studio

Software Development Manager, Social Experiences

Bend Studio

San Diego, CA · full time · Senior

$184,600 – $277,000

Listed on Bend Studio’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

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.

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What they ask for

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

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