Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sony is seeking a highly skilled and experienced AI-Native Staff Software Engineer to support the development of applications for the Sony Engagement Platform. This role involves designing and building secure, scalable solutions that enhance user experiences across Sony's global ecosystem, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design and develop RESTful API Endpoints, ensuring high performance, scalability and maintainability
- Collaborate closely with front-end engineers to build dynamic, responsive, and user-centric web applications that deliver seamless user experiences
- Define robust data models and database schemas, and manage relational or NoSQL databases with a strong emphasis on data integrity and performance optimization
- Direct and govern AI coding agents across the delivery lifecycle, setting context, reviewing agent-generated output, and enforcing SEPS delivery standards at every gate
- Design and maintain agent workflows using agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) and the AI-native development framework, ensuring structured, auditable, and high-quality delivery
- Configure and maintain prompt engineering patterns, structured output schemas, with rules and guardrails to align agent behavior with SEPS platform standards
- Trace, debug, and triage agent tool calls, prompt failures, and unexpected outputs, maintaining visibility into AI-assisted delivery at every stage
- Create and maintain clear, comprehensive documentation for application architecture, design, configuration, and ongoing maintenance
- Provide accurate task estimations and delivery timelines, contributing to effective sprint planning and execution
- Participate in the on-call rotation, responding promptly to production issues and ensuring system stability and uptime
- Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a culture of AI-native ways of working, learning, and continuous improvement
- Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above
Skills
- 8+ years professional experience working with medium/large complex code bases
- Experience in Full Stack development
- Experience with one or more of the following programming languages: Java, Go, or Python
- Experience in REST API design and implementation
- Highly Proficient in HTML, CSS, the JavaScript ecosystem, and familiarity with popular frameworks like React, Angular, Ember, Jest, Babel, and TypeScript
- Knowledgeable in UI/UX design principles
- Demonstrated proficiency with AI-native coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot) as a primary delivery vehicle, not a productivity add-on
- Working knowledge of prompt engineering, context management, and structured output patterns
- Familiarity with agent development concepts, tool use, function calling, approvals, and workflow chaining
- Awareness of secure AI coding practices including prompt injection, sandbox basics, and access control
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Desire to collaborate and to develop strong and positive team relationships
- Attention to detail, organizational skills, a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently
- Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or at least three years of proven experience in lieu of a degree
- Demonstrated ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
- Database management, cloud technologies (AWS), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Knowledge of React best practices
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines
- Automated deployment tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins)
- Experience with the AI-native development framework (e.g. BMad Method)
- Familiarity with MCP, A2A concepts, tool-connection patterns, and agent skill configuration
- Eval basics, writing test cases, applying LLM-as-judge concepts, and defining acceptance criteria for AI-generated output
- Experience tracing and debugging prompt chains, tool calls, and agent failures
- Understanding of hallucination reduction techniques, prompt caching, and model fallback strategies
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Experience with Agile development methodologies such as SAFe, Scrum
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
- Fertility benefits, including surrogacy and adoption assistance programs
- Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
- Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Short-term & long-term disability plans
- Paid parental and caregiver leave
- 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
- Education assistance and student loan programs
- Flexible Work Arrangements, including remote and hybrid work schedules
- Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)
- Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
- Matching gift program
- A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
- Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
- Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)
- Annual incentive bonus
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