Software Development Engineer in Test Contractor, PlayStation

• The ideal candidate is a strong Java engineer with deep testing expertise, capable of working closely with developers, product owners, and scrum teams to ensure high-quality delivery of complex services and integrations
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience in software QE, test automation, or development roles
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative Scrum team
• Interest in working as part of an agile, collaborative and cross-functional team that works on modern software design and development
• Exposure to version control systems (preferably Git)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong experience with Java programming (advanced OOP concepts, collections, generics, lambdas)
• Hands-on experience writing tests with JUnit (JUnit5 preferred)
• Expertise in API testing for REST-based services (familiarity with gRPC is a plus)
• Solid understanding of API schema validation, including OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
• Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks for backend or microservice architectures
• Familiarity with Git, branching strategies, and CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills. Including analyzing logs and diagnosing service failures

Desirable

• We are looking for a highly skilled Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for backend services and APIs
• This role involves building robust automation, validating API contracts and flows, working with microservice-based systems, and contributing to continuous integration and quality strategies
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and backend test suites using Java
• Write high-quality JUnit tests for RESTful APIs, service layers, and backend components
• Validate API schemas, request/response structures, and error-handling scenarios
• Create and execute API automation covering functional, regression, and integration layers
• Collaborate with developers to ensure testability, observability, and quality in new feature design
• Analyze logs, metrics, and service behavior to diagnose and troubleshoot failures
• Participate in Agile processes: refinement, planning, retrospectives, and daily scrums
• Drive improvements in CI/CD pipelines through automation and quality gates
• Contribute to scaling QE across microservices by building reusable test components and libraries