Senior Tools Engineer, PlayStation
Testing Framework
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Job no longer available
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years’ professional experience with C#, Java and/or C++
- Experience working with version control system platforms such as GitHub
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Desire to build, collaborate and develop strong and positive team relationships
- Attention to detail, organisation skills, and strong work ethic
Desirable
- Creating tools for Windows in C# using .NET framework 4.7 or later
- Experience with games console development
- Writing and debugging TCP/UDP networking code
- Video streaming protocols and compression formats
- Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment/Delivery (CI/CD) concepts and practices
- Working in an agile project environment
- Understanding of or direct exposure to game development practices
- Broad interest in the games industry
What the job involves
- We seek a Senior Software Engineer to work as part of a global team creating and maintaining debug and test tools
- These tools help with the running and coordination of tests on PlayStation platforms as well as on other platforms targeted by PlayStation Studios
- They include systems for input simulation, input recording and playback, remote access and remote control as well as management, coordination and monitoring of multiple test targets
- Develop and maintain tools using C# and Java
- Perform testing and bug fixing
- Create and maintain internal tests
- Create and maintain internal and external documentation
- Gather and document requirements from external teams
- Perform code reviews
- Assist with hiring and training/mentoring of new staff
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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