Engineering Manager – Gaming Developer and Future Technology

Overview

As Software Engineering Manager in the Applied Research Engineering team, you lead a 5–8 strong engineering group focused on incubating ideas into robust capabilities. You translate organizational goals into clear engineering priorities and foster a high-performing, inclusive culture. You’ll stay technically engaged to guide decisions while enabling predictable delivery across distributed teams including PlayStation Studios. This role offers hands-on leadership with meaningful technical impact in shaping future PlayStation technology and experiences.

Pay / Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Dental scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On-site gym
• Subsidised café

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop mid-level to senior engineers through regular 1:1s and growth conversations
• Stay close to technical work to support sound engineering decisions
• Enable predictable delivery by clarifying scope and removing blockers
• Translate objectives into actionable team plans with technical leads and TPM
• Represent engineering judgment in planning discussions for shared understanding
• Provide day-to-day leadership for engineering initiatives with senior support
• Foster an inclusive, high-trust culture focused on collaboration and excellence
• Build cross-functional relationships across teams and locations
• Support hiring and onboarding to enable sustainable team growth
• Propose pragmatic improvements to engineering practices to improve outcomes
• Communicate progress and recommendations with necessary context

Key requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in engineering management or equivalent technical leadership
• Strong software engineering background with judgement to guide teams
• Hands-on development experience in C++, C#, Python or comparable technologies
• Experience delivering production-quality software through the development lifecycle
• Ability to understand technical proposals and work with leads to resolve challenges
• Proven coaching experience and support for team effectiveness
• Good communication skills for technical and delivery topics
• Experience collaborating across teams, functions, or locations
• Motivation to grow as an engineering manager
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience desirable

• communication
• collaboration
• coaching and mentorship
• C++
• C#
• Python

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