Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, PlayStation
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$56 - $85 USD per hour + This role may also be eligible for a bonus package
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Be an early applicant
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$56 - $85 USD per hour + This role may also be eligible for a bonus package
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- Do you have a passion for development and automation? Do you have a passion for delivering the best experiences to users?
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
- At least 3 years or equivalent experience in advanced UI automation for web applications
- Previous experience writing automated tests in Python and Pytest
- Experience developing or testing on a non-console setup (mobile, windows, web, etc.)
- Experience with Selenium or Appium
- Experience with at least one modern web application framework, preferably React
- Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Able to work both independently and collaboratively as needed
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
What the job involves
- At PlayStation, we are looking for self-motivated and highly proactive engineers to join us in building innovative and robust test automation, tooling, and CI/CD for our application team
- We love building applications and systems that millions of people use. We strive to be at the forefront of development technologies and a company that values diversity
- Review product requirements and design documents to understand how the feature works and build effective testing strategies
- Drive the QA Plan for UI testing; build concrete test plans, write solid test cases, and implement them to ensure the quality of features. Identify testing needs for l10n, a11y, and performance testing
- Plan and implement automated tests for applications on and off the PlayStation console
- Work closely with developers to ensure that all features and bug fixes come with automated test coverage
- Maintain and enhance existing Python based automation framework
- Engage in cross-team test initiatives for new and evolving features
- Drive high standards of quality for both engineering decisions and customer-facing features
- Report, track and verify defects
- Understanding of layered architecture of a software and how to effectively test such a system
- Passionate about Quality and strives to improve process, proposes standard methodologies and drives their usage across multiple teams
- Mentor other team members to level-up the skills and quality of the team, and provide advice to teams within engineering
- Promote use of automation across teams to improve speed of testing
- Monitor and maintain various Jenkins jobs and report statuses
- Work with globally distributed teams to engage early and provide continuous delivery of high quality software products that delight Sony customers
- Interact and work on a day-to-day basis with various stakeholders outside of QE organization
- Work in a fast paced software release environment
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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