SDET Contractor, PlayStation
$57 - $85 USD per hour
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
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Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$57 - $85 USD per hour
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a highly motivated and talented SDET with a strong background in API testing to join our dynamic team
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience authoring common APIs and libraries for test automation
- Strong understanding of API testing methodologies, tools, and frameworks
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, or JavaScript
- Experience with API testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Postman, RestAssured, SoapUI)
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work within a team environment
- Familiarity with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum)
What the job involves
- As a SDET, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products through thorough testing and automation
- Conduct comprehensive testing of APIs to ensure functionality, performance, and reliability
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers and product managers, to understand API requirements and design test cases
- Design, develop, and execute automated tests using industry-standard tools and frameworks
- Identify, document, and track defects, ensuring their timely resolution
- Perform root cause analysis for identified issues and propose effective solutions
- Continuously improve and optimize test coverage and automation scripts
- Work closely with the development team to facilitate the integration and testing of APIs within the software architecture
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
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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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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at PlayStation
- We're proud to celebrate diversity at PlayStation
- Our Employee Resource groups, including Women@PlayStation, REPRESENT@PlayStation, Wellbeing@PlayStation, and our award-winning LGBTQ+ group, Pride@PlayStation, actively promote inclusion in the workplace and beyond
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