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Staff Linux Network Software Engineer

Staff Linux Network Software Engineer: Design, develop advanced network systems.
PlayStation Global
Remote
On-Site
United Kingdom
Undisclosed salary
Job Description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Staff Linux Network Software Engineer to join their Network team. The successful candidate will be based in Berlin, London, or remotely in the United Kingdom. In this role, they will lead the design and development of advanced software-defined network load balancing and DDoS prevention systems, which are critical to the company's global-scale infrastructure.

The role involves driving the development of specialized capabilities that shape the future of the company's global content distribution network for games. The engineer will partner with network architecture, engineering, and platform teams to design and deliver high-quality services that ensure robust protection, availability, and optimal performance for games distributed worldwide, including offerings for partner studios.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design and development of software-defined network load balancing and DDoS prevention systems.
  • Drive the development of specialized capabilities for the global content distribution network.
  • Partner with network architecture, engineering, and platform teams.
  • Ensure robust protection, availability, and optimal performance for games distributed worldwide.

Requirements:

  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of 10 years of relevant development experience.
  • Strong understanding and prior work with Linux Kernel networking.
  • Strong understanding of Kubernetes network primitives.
  • Proven experience working with eBPF and related topics.
  • Expert-level understanding of TCP/IP, network overlay and tunneling mechanisms, and Kubernetes Networking.
  • Experience with Internet routing concepts and C, Rust, and Golang.
  • Previous experience with CDN and content delivery.
  • Experience identifying and troubleshooting network performance issues on Linux and network devices.
  • Previous experience with game networking, handling large network scaling, and DDoS mitigation.
  • Previous experience with load balancing technologies.
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