Software Development Engineer in Test Contractor
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Description
- Would you like to help ensure the quality of PlayStation® peripherals and firmware? Join the team delivering innovative test solutions for PlayStation® Link™ devices, where your work will directly impact performance, stability, and the player experience
- As a Software Development Engineer in Test Contractor, you’ll work hands-on with our peripherals and own automated test coverage for specific features across multiple platforms, alongside senior engineers
- We value teamwork and continuous learning
- In this role, you’ll work where firmware, hardware, and platform software meet, building the tests that check them and keeping that automation healthy
- Write Python automation suites for firmware and platform features
- Perform integration testing on PlayStation® 5, PlayStation® Portal, and Windows
- Improve the shared automation frameworks and test infrastructure
- Troubleshoot test failures, using execution data to find flaky or slow tests
- Collaborate with QA, Development, and Product teams to align on test coverage
- We are seeking a self-motivated engineer with strong Python and test automation skills and a focus on quality, consistency, and thoughtful testing practices
- Experience using test case management tools like qMetry or TestRail
- Experience configuring Jenkins CI/CD jobs and troubleshooting pipeline failures
- Effective communication and collaboration skills in a cross-functional team
- We’re looking for someone who’s as comfortable writing test code as working out why it failed
- Bachelor’s degree in CS, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience with Git for version control
- Strong Python skills, including writing automated tests in pytest and Appium with minimal supervision
- If you bring any of these, we’d love to hear about them!
- Understanding of embedded firmware testing, including basic electrical concepts like current draw, voltage levels, and battery diagnostics
- Experience testing or interacting with Windows-based drivers
- Familiarity with PlayStation® SDK development
- Experience programming in C or C++ (modern C++ preferred, e.g., C++17)
- Please 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