Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
IT Support Specialist
San Mateo, CA
About the Team:
The IT Engineering Support team at PlayStation is dedicated to enhancing the experience for engineers across the company. Our primary mission is to remove friction in daily workflows, providing excellent customer service with end-to-end ownership of issues, and identifying knowledge gaps across teams. We operate at the intersection of IT support and engineering, ensuring our internal engineering community has a seamless and empowering user experience.
About the Role:
We are looking for a self-starting IT Support professional who thrives in a dynamic, multi-functional environment and is passionate about bridging the gap between IT support and engineering.
In this role, you will own key IT tools and platforms used by engineering teams and drive the engineering support experience. You will also proactively identify and facilitate opportunities to expand the scope of tooling support by collaborating with engineering customers.
This role is ideal for someone who has evolved beyond traditional helpdesk duties and is looking to make a meaningful impact on how engineers work at scale. You will participate in a live support Slack channel on a rotating schedule, where engineers place live requests. You’ll work closely with engineering teams to uncover and close support gaps, ensuring the best possible experience for our internal developer community.
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Why This Role Matters:
As we continue to scale IT Engineering Support, having experienced support techs who can both support and elevate the engineering experience is essential. Your work will directly impact the productivity of engineers company-wide. You’ll not only solve today’s problems but help us prevent tomorrow’s by building resilient, scalable solutions and ensuring knowledge continuity across teams.
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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.
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Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
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