Software Engineer - Frontend Development
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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- Location
- Ireland, Dublin
- Job Type
- full-time
- Work Format
- 🏢 Hybrid
- Salary
- €69.500 - €104.300 EUR
- Posted
- July 26, 2026
Job Description
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.
Role Overview:
At PlayStation, we don't just create games—we craft immersive experiences that captivate millions worldwide. As a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment, our legacy is built on innovation, creativity, and a passion for pushing the boundaries of play.
Now, we're bringing this legacy to Dublin. Our new office is more than just a workplace; it's a hub for collaboration, innovation, and growth. Join a team crafting the future of gaming, working on new projects and beloved franchises.
Join us in Dublin and be part of a culture that values diversity, fosters inclusivity, and encourages every team member to reach their full potential.
What you'll do:
You’ll be part of the team powering PlayStation’s global commerce platform—the backbone of experiences like subscriptions, personalized storefronts, and digital transactions. Working at scale, you’ll help shape how millions of players discover, purchase, and engage with content they love.
- Build responsive, accessible, and performant user interfaces for PlayStation’s commerce experiences using modern web frameworks like React.
- Implement personalization features that adapt to player behavior in real time, helping deliver dynamic, player-first storefronts.
- Work closely with designers and UX researchers to bring intuitive and beautiful interfaces to life.
- Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate APIs and ensure seamless end-to-end functionality.
- Champion frontend quality through testing, observability, and continuous improvement of UI architecture and developer experience.
What we're looking for:
- 2+ years of frontend development experience building customer-facing web applications.
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and experience with frameworks like React.
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, browser performance, and accessibility standard methodologies.
- Experience integrating with backend APIs and working in a workflow centered around design systems.
- Experience building, testing and deploying mobile apps.
- Attention to detail, especially around usability, responsiveness, and visual polish.
Desired Skills:
- Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, or Testing Library.
- Experience with localization/internationalization (i18n) and performance tooling.
- An eye for UI/UX and a desire to partner closely with design.
- Exposure to frontend observability tools (e.g., Sentry, Lighthouse).
- Some backend knowledge or curiosity about full stack development.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
At PlayStation, we believe that our team’s varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives help us create solutions that resonate with a diverse audience.
As an equal opportunities employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment, and empower employees.
We encourage everyone to respond as we consider all candidates on the basis of their merit, unique strengths, and perspectives they will bring to the role.
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 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.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
€69.500 - €104.300 EUR
Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.
Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.
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.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
🎯 Who is this job for?
This role is suitable for a Middle-level Frontend Software Engineer with at least two years of experience building customer-facing web applications and mobile apps. Required skills include strong JavaScript/TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS, responsive and accessible UI development, browser performance, API integration, design systems, testing, deployment, and familiarity with localization and observability tools. The candidate should be comfortable building scalable commerce interfaces, implementing personalized experiences, collaborating with designers, UX researchers, and backend engineers, and improving frontend quality and architecture.
💬 Potential Interview Questions
How would you structure a React and TypeScript application for a large-scale PlayStation commerce platform?
I would separate the application into feature-based modules with clear boundaries between UI, state management, API clients, and domain logic. TypeScript interfaces, reusable design-system components, and consistent patterns for loading, error, and empty states would improve maintainability and scalability.
How would you build a personalized storefront that updates based on player behavior?
I would consume a personalization API and model recommendations as asynchronous, typed data with well-defined fallback behavior. Updates could be handled through React state or a server-state library, while ensuring that personalization does not cause layout shifts or negatively affect performance.
What techniques would you use to improve frontend performance on a commerce site?
I would measure performance using Lighthouse, browser profiling, and real-user monitoring, then optimize bundle size, code splitting, image delivery, caching, and rendering work. I would also prioritize Core Web Vitals such as LCP, INP, and CLS, especially on mobile devices.
How do you make React interfaces accessible?
I use semantic HTML, correctly associated labels, keyboard navigation, visible focus states, sufficient color contrast, and meaningful screen-reader announcements. I also validate implementations with automated tools such as axe and manual testing using keyboard navigation and assistive technologies.
How would you integrate a frontend with backend APIs for purchases and subscriptions?
I would create a typed API layer that handles authentication, request cancellation, retries where appropriate, validation, and consistent error mapping. The UI would clearly represent loading, success, failure, and retry states while avoiding duplicate submissions for transactional actions.
How would you test a React commerce experience?
I would use Jest and Testing Library for unit and component tests focused on user behavior, and Cypress for critical end-to-end flows such as browsing, checkout, and subscription management. Tests should cover successful responses, API failures, accessibility, responsive behavior, and edge cases such as expired sessions.
How would you design components to work effectively with a frontend design system?
I would use the design system as the source of truth for tokens, layouts, typography, and interaction patterns rather than creating one-off styles. Components should expose focused, accessible APIs and be documented with representative states and usage examples.
What considerations are important when implementing internationalization and localization?
I would externalize all user-facing strings, support locale-aware formatting for prices, dates, and numbers, and allow for text expansion without breaking layouts. I would also account for right-to-left languages, pluralization rules, translated accessibility labels, and regional commerce requirements.
How would you use frontend observability in production?
I would combine error monitoring such as Sentry with performance metrics, structured logs, and user-impact data. Errors should include useful context such as release version, route, device, and sanitized transaction state, while dashboards and alerts help identify regressions quickly.
How would you approach building and deploying a mobile application alongside web experiences?
I would reuse domain logic, API contracts, validation, and design principles where appropriate while respecting platform-specific interaction and performance requirements. Automated testing, environment-specific configuration, staged releases, and crash monitoring would be essential for reliable mobile deployments.
📋 Job Summary
Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind PlayStation, is hiring a Frontend Software Engineer in Dublin to help power its global commerce platform used by millions of players.
You’ll build responsive, accessible, and personalized interfaces, collaborate with design and backend teams, and champion quality through testing, observability, and continuous improvement using JavaScript, TypeScript, React, HTML, CSS, Jest, Cypress, and Testing Library.
This is a Dublin-based role operating under SIE’s hybrid working policy, with an estimated salary of €69,500–€104,300, plus potential bonus eligibility and excellent benefits.
Apply to shape the future of gaming commerce at a globally recognized entertainment leader while working on experiences that reach more than 100 million PlayStation users.
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