$198,200 – $297,400
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
A technical leadership role building real-time analytics platforms that process high-volume data streams across PlayStation's gaming infrastructure. Suited to experienced distributed systems engineers who want to own platform architecture, mentor others, and solve problems at massive scale.
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What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)
- 8+ years designing and building large-scale distributed systems
- Strong proficiency in Python for production-grade distributed systems
- Hands-on expertise with Apache Flink, Apache Spark Structured Streaming, or equivalent stream processing
- Production experience with ClickHouse, Apache Druid, or equivalent OLAP databases
- Experience building event-driven data pipelines with Kafka or AWS MSK
- Experience applying AI/ML techniques to automate engineering workflows
- Strong systems design skills evaluating architectural trade-offs
- Demonstrated technical leadership through architecture ownership and mentoring
Nice to have
- Experience with Databricks, Apache Iceberg, or lakehouse architectures
- Experience building multi-tenant, self-service data platforms
- Experience collaborating with globally distributed teams across organizations