Software Development Engineer in Test II
Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Description
Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
Software Development Engineer in Test II
Contract, 12 months
Do you have a passion for test-driven development? Want to work at a company where customers have real excitement for the products you help build? We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test to join our Client QA team. This person will be testing new and existing features on multiple platforms and devices in a software development environment.
At PlayStation, we are passionate about both collaboration and technology. We love building the systems that millions of people use and are our own first customers. We strive to be at the forefront of development technologies and are a diverse company with teams on four continents.
Responsibilities
- Review product requirements and design documents to create effective testing strategies
- Build concrete test plans, write test cases and execute them to ensure quality of features
- Implement and maintain test automation scripts to increase test coverage and stability
- Develop, maintain and improve test automation framework
- Report, track and verify defects as well as monitor Automation jobs
- Provide status reports to Leadership and other key partners
- Work with the infrastructure team to maintain common services such as CI test pipelines
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
- 2+ years experience in UI automation for web or native applications
- Validated experience in Software testing life cycle
- Experience with version control solutions (both centralized and distributed)
- Experience maintaining CI systems (Jenkins preferred)
- Experience with Selenium or Appium
- Experience in one or more Programming/Scripting Languages, preferably Python.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with at least one modern web application framework such as Angular/Ember.js/React
- Experience developing or testing a non-PC device (phone/game console/set-top box, etc.)
- Experience with Agile methodologies
- Significant experience with Python
- Experience with Node.js, React Native
- Experience developing or writing test code for a game console
About You
- You have a strong drive and passion for quality and can help inspire, motivate, and influence team members toward better engineering outcomes.
- You communicate clearly and professionally with partners at all levels, including technical teams, product stakeholders, and project leads.
- You are effective at working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse teams.
- You are curious, proactive, and willing to go beyond immediate assignments to deeply understand the systems you support.
- You are comfortable asking questions, identifying risks early, and helping the team make informed quality and release decisions.
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.
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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.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Benefits
- parental leave
About this role
This is a 12-month contract role testing PlayStation features across multiple platforms and devices. You'll own the full testing lifecycle—from analyzing requirements and building test plans to writing and executing test cases, implementing automation scripts, and reporting defects. You'll also collaborate with infrastructure teams on CI pipelines and provide status updates to leadership and cross-functional partners.
You'll need at least two years of UI automation experience with web or native applications, solid knowledge of the software testing lifecycle, and hands-on experience with version control, CI systems (Jenkins preferred), and either Selenium or Appium. Python proficiency is expected; experience with modern web frameworks, game consoles, or non-PC devices is a plus. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated knowledge is required.
This role suits someone who combines technical depth in test automation with strong communication skills and the ability to work across distributed, diverse teams. You should be genuinely driven by quality, comfortable raising risks early, and willing to dig into systems to understand them thoroughly. The in-office requirement means you'll be based in Waterloo, Ontario.
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