Machine Learning Engineer, PlayStation

Salary not provided
AWS
GCP
Python
Scala
Java
Tensorflow
Spark
Kubeflow
Snowflake
PyTorch
Junior, Mid and Senior level
London
PlayStation

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

Be an early applicant

PlayStation

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided
AWS
GCP
Python
Scala
Java
Tensorflow
Spark
Kubeflow
Snowflake
PyTorch
Junior, Mid and Senior level
London

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Company mission

To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.

Role

Who you are

  • We are looking for someone who can build delightful products and experiences for millions, in an agile environment, collaborating with teams-across Engineering and Product. Further, you will be immersed in groundbreaking ML/AI technologies, tools and processes, as you help to advance our technical objectives and architectural initiatives
  • Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Computer Science/Statistics/Data Science, specializing in machine learning or equivalent experience
  • Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, Scala, with proficiency in machine learning libraries and frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, PySpark, etc
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale commercial machine learning products from conception to production
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and comfortable with ambiguity in projects
  • Expertise in a variety of machine learning algorithms, such as supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, NLP, and computer vision
  • Hands-on experience with applying Generative AI technology to solve business problem
  • Experience with software engineering principles, big data stacks such as spark, and use of cloud services like AWS, or GCP for machine learning development and deployment
  • Effective communication to convey ML concepts to non-tech stakeholders

Desirable

  • Experience in Databricks, Snowflake, Seldon, mlFlow, PySpark, Kubeflow, Tecton
  • Hands-on experience in vector databases, RAG, open-source LLM models
  • Experience in building large-scale online customer-facing ML inference microservices
  • Experience with large-scale unstructured data (e.g., audio, images, documents, etc.) manipulation and processing
  • Contributions to the machine learning community through publications, open-source projects, or presenting in conferences and workshops
  • Experience working with custom ML platforms and monitoring of ML models
  • Familiarity with ethical considerations and best practices in machine learning, including fairness, accountability, and transparency

What the job involves

  • The Machine Learning Engineers within the platform engineering group will deliver optimized interactions across PlayStation experiences and systems by designing, coding, training, documenting, cost-effectively deploying and evaluating very large-scale machine learning and AI systems
  • Design, implement and deploy various machine learning and deep learning models and systems for high impact consumer and enterprise applications ranging from online safety detections, LLM-enabled agents, to Computer-vision-driven operation automation, decision optimization and more
  • Work with a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning technologies, in the areas of Computer Vision(CV), Natural Language Processing(NLP), Reinforcement Learning, Time Series Forecasting, as well as Generative AI such as Large Language Models
  • Implement the full machine learning development cycle, including data collection, preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and deployment, and conduct rigorous testing and validation to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and scalability
  • Create metrics to evaluate model performance and help the tech lead convey our impacts to product and business partners
  • Stay current with the latest advancements in machine learning and AI research and technology, and integrate relevant innovations into our products and services
  • Work as ML/AI technical lead in complex product development effort, interfacing and collaborating with leaders from cross-functional teams, and representing ML/AI team in communication with key stakeholders and/or senior leadership
  • Thought-lead and influence technology strategy and product roadmap through ML/AI lens, contributing into the development and execution of overall ML/AI strategy

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.

As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.

PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.

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8% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Private medical insurance
  • Private dental insurance
  • Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
  • Free fruit every day in our offices
  • On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
  • On-site subsidised cafés
  • On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Eye care assistance
  • x2 volunteering days each year
  • Group pension plan
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Season ticket loans
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection
  • 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
  • Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
  • Free giveaways of select first party products and services
  • Discounts on PlayStation products
  • Discounts on Sony products
  • Access to other corporate discounts

Company HQ

East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA

Leadership

Jim Ryan

(CEO, not founder)

Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at PlayStation

  • We're proud to celebrate diversity at PlayStation
  • Our Employee Resource groups, including Women@PlayStation, REPRESENT@PlayStation, Wellbeing@PlayStation, and our award-winning LGBTQ+ group, Pride@PlayStation, actively promote inclusion in the workplace and beyond

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