Software Development Engineer in Test II

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation were 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.

PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment producing the PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus PlayStation App cloud and streaming experiences and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios.

At PlayStation we are passionate about building high-quality experiences used by millions of players worldwide. We are looking for a motivated and hands-on Software Development Engineer in Test II (SDET II) to support quality engineering initiatives across our Subscription ecosystem.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving quality engineering challenges across web mobile console and connected device platforms while contributing to scalable automation and modern testing practices

Role Overview:

As an SDET II for Subscription Services you will work closely with Staff and Senior SDETs Software Engineers Product Managers and QE teams to help deliver high-quality subscription and streaming experiences across multiple platforms.

You will contribute to automation frameworks end-to-end testing CI/CD pipelines and quality engineering initiatives supporting customer-facing subscription products and services.

You will help support testing and automation efforts across:

• Subscription and commerce platforms
• Streaming and cloud gaming services
• Gaming console ecosystems
• Multi-device connected experiences

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to automation and QE strategy initiatives for Subscription platforms
• Develop maintain and execute scalable automation solutions across web mobile console and connected device ecosystems
• Support shift-left quality engineering practices through automation-first testing approaches and early engagement during feature development
• Assist with building dashboards quality metrics and observability solutions to improve release visibility and automation reporting
• Collaborate with business product engineering and QE teams to support high-quality customer experiences
• Support adoption of modern quality engineering practices including intelligent automation and AI-assisted testing workflows
• Contribute reusable tools automation utilities and testing best practices that improve engineering efficiency and collaboration
• Support end-to-end subscription a testing workflows including authentication commerce entitlement validation lifecycle management retention journeys
• Develop and execute automation using Python JavaScript/TypeScriptSelenium/Appium and API/backend automation tools
• Execute testing initiatives across multi device ecosystem
• Build and maintain automation for native mobile applications APIs backend services and distributed systems
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automation infrastructure using Jenkins GitHub Actions Docker Kubernetes and cloud-native tooling
• Participate in defect triage root cause analysis production validation and release readiness activities
• Partner with globally distributed teams to support continuous delivery and release quality
• Continuously learn and adopt emerging technologies tools and AI-driven testing methodologies

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Computer Science Engineering or related field
• 3 years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test Quality Engineering or Test Automation
• Hands-on programming experience in Python JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with Appium Selenium and API automation frameworks
• Experience testing web mobile or consumer-facing applications
• Familiarity with streaming media playback subscription services or connected device ecosystems
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines distributed systems test framework design and automation strategies
• Experience with Jenkins GitHub Actions Docker Kubernetes and Git-based workflows
• Experience with API backend and micro services testing
• Strong debugging analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on subscription products
• Experience testing commerce/payment systems
• Experience with streaming platforms or video playback systems
• Experience with React Native or cross-platform mobile frameworks
• Experience testing gaming consoles handheld devices or connected devices
• Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools or intelligent automation workflows
• Familiarity with accessibility (a11y) and localization (l10n) testing practices

What Were Looking For:

• Passion for quality engineering and automation
• Strong technical curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced cross-functional environments
• Interest in modern AI-driven engineering and testing practices
• A collaborative team player who contributes positively across engineering organizations
• Someone excited to help shape the future of Subscription and PlayStation experiences

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