SDET II at Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal

Why PlayStation? PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. Do you have strong technical abilities, and excellent communication skills and can be an inspiration to your team to achieve extraordinary results? Have a passion for automation? Want to work at a company where customers have real excitement for the products you help create? At PlayStation, we are seeking engineers to join a global initiative in robust test automation and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment systems. We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test who can help ensure we're able to continue to grow our capabilities without negative impact to our passionate user base. What You'll Do • Set up test frameworks, and help teams set up automation infrastructure • Develop and implement standard methodologies for automation, continuous build and deploy, automated testing, multi-functional end-to-end testing, including device testing, and performance testing • Work with globally distributed teams to engage early and provide continuous delivery of high quality software products that delight Sony customers • Manage, and monitor various Jenkins Jobs and report statuses • Identify and act on opportunities to improve the QA process • Expand testing and automation across teams to promote ownership of quality • Work with console developers to ensure that all features and bug fixes come with automated test coverage • Maintain and improve existing Python based automation framework • Report, track and verify defects This Role Will Require Knowledge Of • Testing – the study and practice of a variety of test techniques and methodologies, and familiarity with prominent voices in the online testing community • Test automation – an interest in test automation to a level where you can discuss the pros and cons of various automation approaches. To support this, you also have working knowledge of a modern programming language • Agile software development – understanding of common methodologies and articulation of how a strong tester can best support their team in that context • Performance - passion for application performance and concern about application load time, perceived performance, and user retention Qualifications • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent • Proven experience writing automated tests in C++, Python, JavaScript • Practical experience using development and deployment tools: Git, Docker, Conan, npm • Experience in developing CI pipelines using Jenkins / Github Actions, • Experience with Selenium or Appium • Experience with at least one modern web application framework, preferably React • Knowledge and experience testing APIs, Libraries, SDK / Application Frameworks, Native Applications • Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills • Ability to work independently and as part of a team • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Ability to estimate effort and size of features • Experience with agile development methodologies and TDD processes Join us at PlayStation and help us build world-class experiences for our users! Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights. At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more. The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$140,500—$210,700 USDPlease note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights. Equal Opportunity Statement: Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.