# Data Engineer II

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

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b36d44fe-c7df-4e19-90cd-12d7191fa23e

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

- Seniority: Mid
- Location: Aliso Viejo, CA
- Salary: 150100 – 225100 USD per year

## Summary

Build and maintain high-throughput data platforms for PlayStation's cloud streaming service using JVM languages and stream processing technologies. This role suits backend engineers experienced with Kafka, Flink, and distributed systems who want to work on real-time data infrastructure at scale.

_Our summary, not Bend Studio's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon EKS, Amazon MSK, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, CI/CD, Docker, ETL, Git, gRPC, Java, JSON, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Python, Retrofit (REST), Scala, SQL

## Required

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of software development and backend engineering experience
- Proficient in JVM languages (Kotlin, Scala, Java) and Python
- Experience with Apache Kafka, Flink, Spark, and SQL
- Knowledge of functional programming, object-oriented programming, and TDD
- Knowledge of REST, JSON, gRPC, and WebSockets
- Experience with JSON, Avro, and Protobuf data structures
- Experience with ETL, stream processing, real-time pipelines, and batch processing
- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD tools
- Experience monitoring and analyzing system performance to identify bottlenecks
- Ability to work effectively with geographically distributed teams

## Nice to have

- Enterprise-scale AWS experience including OpenSearch, MSK, and EKS
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud deployment technologies

Apply on Bend Studio's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/6147069004