Software Development Engineer in Test - Contractor

Description

The company is the company behind the PlayStation brand, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. It makes hardware and network services used by more than 100 million people and also builds entertainment, including well-known intellectual property.

The team is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) on a contract basis to join Quality Engineering. The work covers new and existing features across several platforms and devices, using hands-on testing, test automation and quality engineering practices.

The right person has a solid technical base, has built and maintained automated tests and test frameworks, and can work well with engineering, product and QE teams in a quick-moving development setting.

The team builds systems and experiences used by millions of players worldwide and keeps working to improve the quality, reliability and efficiency of its products and development processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run Quality Engineering work for new and existing features, including test strategies, test plans, test cases and test scenarios.
• Read product requirements, technical specs and design documents to understand how features work, spot likely quality risks and shape your testing approach.
• Carry out functional, integration, regression and end-to-end testing on supported platforms and devices.
• Build, maintain and extend test automation frameworks and automated test suites.
• Write automated UI and API tests that improve coverage, reliability and testing speed.
• Review automated test results, look into failures, find root causes and work with engineers to fix them.
• Log, track and verify defects across the development lifecycle.
• Watch automated test runs and CI/CD jobs, investigate failures and report quality status, risks and blockers to key stakeholders.
• Work with cross-functional and geographically spread teams on test strategy, planning, execution and release readiness.
• Find ways to widen test coverage and improve automation, tooling and QE processes.

Requirements

• A BS or MS in engineering, computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of experience, or equivalent, in UI automation for web applications.
• Solid experience writing automated tests in Python, JavaScript, C++ or another programming language.
• Experience with Selenium, Appium or other UI automation technologies.
• Knowledge of and experience testing RESTful APIs, libraries, SDKs and application frameworks, and native applications.
• Experience with AI evaluation tools, prompt evaluation frameworks, model monitoring or human-in-the-loop review workflows.
• Experience with at least one modern web application framework.
• Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work well both as part of a team and on your own.
• Strong initiative and excellent verbal and written communication.
• Bonus: experience writing test code or scripts for a game console.
• Bonus: experience developing an application; experience with game applications is an extra bonus.
• Bonus: hands-on use of Git, Jenkins and Docker.
• Bonus: experience with source control (especially Git) and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or CircleCI.
• Bonus: familiarity with ML infrastructure, data pipelines or model-serving platforms such as Seldon, KServe or Ray Serve.

Conditions

Base pay is set using competitive market benchmarking data and geographic location. The estimated base pay range is $140,500 - $210,700 USD.

Base pay may vary with the hybrid working policy, and individual pay depends on job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, experience and location.

Background checks are run at the offer stage for all new employees, and some roles include criminal background checks. This requires processing personal information.

Benefits

• Access to a comprehensive package including medical, dental and vision cover, matching 401(k), paid time off, a wellness program and employee discounts on Sony products.
• The role may also be eligible for a bonus package.