[Hiring] Staff Engineer, AI Native @Sony

Role Description

SEPS is seeking a highly skilled and experienced AI-Native Staff Software Engineer to support the development of the applications that power the Sony Engagement Platform. In this role, you will design and build secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions that deliver exceptional user experiences across Sony's global ecosystem.

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Up to 12 weeks of 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 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).