Sr. Software Engineer
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Job Location:
San Mateo, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 187700 - 281500
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Why PlayStation
PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus 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 Group Corporation.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has an extraordinary opportunity in the Tools Framework and Infrastructure team! We are looking for a motivated and creative individual to help build test tools frameworks and infrastructure for delivering high quality software which drives the PlayStation experience.
As a Sr. Software Engineer youll focus on building test frameworks and infrastructure internal tools and automating test workflows. You will collaborate closely with Quality Engineering and Software Engineering teams to build robust systems to ensure products delivered to customers and game studios are of the highest quality.
Responsibilities
- Design build and maintain test frameworks tooling and infrastructure for teams which develop and test software for the Playstation console.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins GitHub Actions or similar tools.
- Collaborate with Quality and Development teams to enable testing of both hardware and software components in isolation.
- Construct telemetry systems and dashboard in order to make data-driven decisions about technical feature development.
- Build tooling for AI-driven testing initiatives
Required Qualifications
- Masters degree in Computer science Electrical Engineering or related fields
- 4 years experience in designing developing and maintaining tools and applications in C Python or Javascript with a focus on building testing tools and test frameworks at scale. (C JS experience preferred)
- Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g. Appium etc.)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins GitHub Actions or similar tools.
- Comfortable working in Linux and Windows-based development environments.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and QA teams.
- Hands-on experience applying AI/ML techniques in practical engineering contexts such as test case generation flaky test detection log analysis or workflow automation.
- Strong debugging skills.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Experience with test/build automation on PCs consoles or other embedded systems
- Familiarity with Node React Native/Web Kubernetes REST APIs
- Experience with testing audio peripherals (headphones earbuds microphones) or input devices (controllers).
- Strong understanding of connectivity testing with USB Bluetooth (e.g. BlueZ stack HCI tools) or wireless protocols and debugging tools such as sniffers or logs analyzers.
- Working knowledge Docker-based test environments.
- Game industry background
- Exposure to integrating or building tools powered by large language models
- Japanese Language familiarity a plus
Tools and Technologies you will work with
- Jenkins (CI/CD) GitHub Actions ArgoCD
- Python
- JavaScript React
- C C or Rust
- Git GitHub
- Device connectivity tools (e.g. ADB Bluetooth analyzers)
- Containerization technology such as Docker buildpack and Kubernetes.
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At SIE we consider several factors when setting each roles 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 SIEs top-tier benefits package that includes medical dental vision matching 401(k) paid time off wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Clickhere to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$187700 - $281500 USD
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.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Spring
- .NET
- C/C++
- Go
- React
- OOP
- C#
- Data Structures
- JavaScript
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
About Company
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