Software Engineering Intern

About The Team

Our team is spread across San Francisco, Los Angeles, & San Diego

The Product and Technology team builds and maintains reliable, high-performance server services that power PlayStation experiences. We oversee 24 microservices and 3 internal tools that are critical to both the PS4 and PS5.

As an intern, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers and gain direct exposure to the systems that keep millions of players connected worldwide. This role is designed to help you apply what you’ve learned in school to real-world projects while expanding your technical skills in backend development.

What You’ll Do

• Learn how the overall architecture of PS5 services is designed and maintained

• Maintain, update, and extend RESTful Web Services APIs

• Work with algorithms and massive data sets that power PlayStation services

• Produce clear and thorough design and development documentation

• Collaborate in an agile development environment

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience with backend software systems at large scale

• Mentorship and guidance from engineers working across multiple locations

• Practical skills in debugging, testing, and improving high-performance services

• Opportunities to explore modern development practices and tools

What We’re Looking For

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in a related technical field with graduation expected between December 2026 and Spring 2027.

• Good communication skills

• Ability to quickly learn new technologies (for example, unit testing frameworks, CI/CD)

• Familiarity with backend software development (e.g. Java)

Nice to Have

• Experience with back end services

• Languages: Java, Asynchronous Web Application Programming

• Database: NoSQL, SQL

• Applications: Kubernetes, AWS

• Automated Testing

Eligibility

• Students with expected graduation between December 2026 and Spring 2027 from an accredited university. Undergraduate Degree 

• Able to work during one of the following periods: May 18th - August 7th or June 15th - September 4th. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.

• Must be available for the entire 12-week internship period.

At this time, SIE will only consider applicants who are authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from SIE now or in the future to maintain their authorization to work in the United States.

Our intern positions offer a fixed hourly pay rate. Please note that the pay rate is exclusive to the internship period and may not reflect what pay may look like following the completion of an internship.