Software Development Engineer in Test II at Sony Interactive Entertainment

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?</strong></p> <p>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.</p></div><p><span style="color: #0f4761;">Software Development Engineer in Test II<br></span></p> <p><span style="color: #0f4761;">Contract, 12 months</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Do you have a passion for test-driven development? Want to work at a company where customers have real excitement for the products you help build? We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test to join our Client QA team. This person will be testing new and existing features on multiple platforms and devices in a software development environment.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">At PlayStation, we are passionate about both collaboration and technology. We love building the systems that millions of people use and are our own first customers. We strive to be at the forefront of development technologies and are a diverse company with teams on four continents.<br></span></p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">Responsibilities</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Review product requirements and design documents to create effective testing strategies</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Build concrete test plans, write test cases and execute them to ensure quality of features</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Implement and maintain test automation scripts to increase test coverage and stability</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Develop, maintain and improve test automation framework</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Report, track and verify defects as well as monitor Automation jobs</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Provide status reports to Leadership and other key partners</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Work with the infrastructure team to maintain common services such as CI test pipelines</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">Required Qualifications</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">2+ years experience in UI automation for web or native applications</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Validated experience in Software testing life cycle</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience with version control solutions (both centralized and distributed)</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience maintaining CI systems (Jenkins preferred)</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience with Selenium or Appium</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience in one or more Programming/Scripting Languages, preferably Python.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">Preferred Qualifications</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience with at least one modern web application framework such as Angular/Ember.js/React</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience developing or testing a non-PC device (phone/game console/set-top box, etc.)</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience with Agile methodologies</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Significant experience with Python</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience with Node.js, React Native</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience developing or writing test code for a game console</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="color: !important;"><span style="color: #0f4761;">About You</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">You have a strong drive and passion for quality and can help inspire, motivate, and influence team members toward better engineering outcomes.</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">You communicate clearly and professionally with partners at all levels, including technical teams, product stakeholders, and project leads.</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">You are effective at working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse teams.</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">You are curious, proactive, and willing to go beyond immediate assignments to deeply understand the systems you support.</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li><span style="color: #000000;">You are comfortable asking questions, identifying risks early, and helping the team make informed quality and release decisions.</span></li> </ul> <p><br><br></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p class="p1">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.</p> <p class="p1">Please refer to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.playstation.com/legal/careers-privacy-notice/" target="_blank">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.</p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Statement:</strong></p> <p><em>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.</em></p> <p><em>We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>