Online Technology Intern

PlayStation Global

Job Description

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Online Technology Intern

San Diego, CA or Remote 

The Online Technology team develops solutions that PlayStation Studios use to build online features in their video games. In addition, we help review and improve performance and scalability of online titles developed by PlayStation Studios, and ensure their high availability once they are launched. 

Responsibilities:

  • Develop solutions and prototypes to solve real-world problems using Machine Learning algorithms
  • Consider using alternate algorithms for the project and select the one best suited. Develop a custom algorithm if required
  • Define requirements for the input training data and create methods to aggregate and transform the data
  • Define accuracy methods for your models and show their differentiation via analysis
  • Analyze and share ideas on improving the models

Qualifications:

  • Rising senior, projected to graduate by Spring 2024
  • Enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Computer Science, Data Science, Math or an equivalent field
  • Passion for turning complex data into UX focused, intuitive and performant visualizations.
  • Have a broader understanding of Machine Learning and Deep Learning frameworks and their applications
  • Proficiency in Python programming language
  • Completed a project using Machine Learning frameworks and libraries such as Keras, PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy, Pandas
  • Project level experience with a data visualization framework such as Matplotlib, Seaborn
  • Excellent analytical and mathematical skills

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 or maternity, 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.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.