Software Engineering Intern - Master's

Position Type: Location(s): United States, Los Angeles, CA Date Posted: Job ID: R-125813 **Role Summary:** Join the Creative Automation team at Sony Interactive Entertainment and gain hands-on experience developing web applications that support personalized content across PlayStation experiences, including PS5, Web, and Mobile. Our team is building technology that automatically delivers personalized creatives with minimal human intervention, helping players connect with relevant PlayStation content. As an intern, you'll work alongside experienced engineers and collaborate with product and design teams to build user-focused features, solve technical challenges, and improve web applications. You'll gain practical experience with ReactJS, Java, agile software development, and modern front-end technologies while contributing to projects that reach millions of players. **What** **You’ll** **Be Doing:** * Develop and test web applications using ReactJS and Java in an agile development environment. * Collaborate with product and design teams to understand user needs and build functional, intuitive, and visually appealing interfaces. * Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code while learning software development best practices and standards. * Debug technical issues and test front-end code to ensure applications work reliably across different environments, with guidance from experienced engineers. * Write and complete unit and component tests to support application quality and performance. * Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical specifications and architecture documents. * Gather and interpret information to turn ideas into practical solutions, prioritize tasks, and develop user-focused features. * Explore the latest front-end technologies and apply new skills to real-world development projects. **What** **We’re** **Looking For:** * Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent. * Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. * Experience in React, JavaScript, or Java application development. * Familiarity with agile software development practices and collaborative engineering workflows. * Experience using source control tools like Git and SVN. * Experience working in a team-focused software development environment. * Strong communication and problem-solving skills, curiosity, and a willingness to learn and contribute. **Eligibility:** * Students with expected graduation between May 2026 and December 2029 from an accredited university. **Advanced Degree - Master’s** * Able to work during one of the following periods: May 17th - August 6th or June 14th - September 3rd. 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. 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. Intern Pay Range $50.50—$50.50 USD 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.