Sony - Staff Engineer/Lead - Java

Key Responsibilities :

Technical Leadership & Architecture :

- Own and evolve the end-to-end architecture of high-scale, distributed payment services.

- Define, standardize, and govern API design and lifecycle using API Gateway.

- Drive architectural decisions with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, security, and performance.

- Act as the technical authority for service design, trade-offs, and long-term platform evolution.

Platform Ownership & Engineering Excellence :

- Own service health, SLIs/SLOs, and operational readiness across owned domains.

- Lead complex cross-team initiatives, resolving systemic technical challenges.

- Establish and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practices.

- Lead design reviews and provide guidance on complex system design problems.

Mentorship & Org Impact :

- Mentor and coach senior, mid-level, and junior engineers.

- Raise the technical bar across teams through design guidance, reviews, and knowledge sharing.

- Partner with Product, Engineering Managers, and Leadership on roadmaps and technical strategy.

Required Skills & Experience :

- Deep expertise in Java (11+), Spring Boot, and RESTful API design.

- Strong hands-on experience with Kafka in high-throughput, event-driven systems.

- Proven experience defining and managing APIs using API Gateway.

- Strong experience with AWS (EKS, DynamoDB, SQS, Lambda, S3).

- Demonstrated ownership of high-volume, highly available systems.

- Advanced skills in system design, debugging, performance tuning, and failure analysis.

- Proven ability to drive complex initiatives independently and influence across teams.