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.
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 interactive and digital entertainment, producing the PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, PlayStation App, cloud and streaming experiences, and acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios.
At PlayStation, we are passionate about building high-quality experiences used by millions of players worldwide. We are looking for a motivated and hands-on Software Development Engineer in Test II (SDET II) to support quality engineering initiatives across our Subscription ecosystem.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving quality engineering challenges across web, mobile, console, and connected device platforms while contributing to scalable automation and modern testing practices
Role Overview:As an SDET II for Subscription Services, you will work closely with Staff and Senior SDETs, Software Engineers, Product Managers, and QE teams to help deliver high-quality subscription and streaming experiences across multiple platforms.
You will contribute to automation frameworks, end-to-end testing, CI/CD pipelines, and quality engineering initiatives supporting customer-facing subscription products and services.
You will help support testing and automation efforts across:
- Subscription and commerce platforms
- Streaming and cloud gaming services
- Gaming console ecosystems
- Multi-device connected experiences
- Contribute to automation and QE strategy initiatives for Subscription platforms
- Develop, maintain, and execute scalable automation solutions across web, mobile, console, and connected device ecosystems
- Support shift-left quality engineering practices through automation-first testing approaches and early engagement during feature development
- Assist with building dashboards, quality metrics, and observability solutions to improve release visibility and automation reporting
- Collaborate with business, product, engineering, and QE teams to support high-quality customer experiences
- Support adoption of modern quality engineering practices including intelligent automation and AI-assisted testing workflows
- Contribute reusable tools, automation utilities, and testing best practices that improve engineering efficiency and collaboration
- Support end-to-end subscription a testing workflows including authentication, commerce, entitlement validation, lifecycle management, retention journeys
- Develop and execute automation using Python, JavaScript/TypeScript,Selenium/Appium, and API/backend automation tools
- Execute testing initiatives across multi device ecosystem
- Build and maintain automation for native mobile applications, APIs, backend services, and distributed systems
- Support CI/CD pipelines and automation infrastructure using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native tooling
- Participate in defect triage, root cause analysis, production validation, and release readiness activities
- Partner with globally distributed teams to support continuous delivery and release quality
- Continuously learn and adopt emerging technologies, tools, and AI-driven testing methodologies
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation
- Hands-on programming experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience with Appium, Selenium and API automation frameworks
- Experience testing web, mobile, or consumer-facing applications
- Familiarity with streaming, media playback, subscription services, or connected device ecosystems
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, distributed systems, test framework design, and automation strategies
- Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, and Git-based workflows
- Experience with API, backend, and micro services testing
- Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Experience working on subscription products
- Experience testing commerce/payment systems
- Experience with streaming platforms or video playback systems
- Experience with React Native or cross-platform mobile frameworks
- Experience testing gaming consoles, handheld devices, or connected devices
- Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools or intelligent automation workflows
- Familiarity with accessibility (a11y) and localization (l10n) testing practices
- Passion for quality engineering and automation
- Strong technical curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced cross-functional environments
- Interest in modern AI-driven engineering and testing practices
- A collaborative team player who contributes positively across engineering organizations
- Someone excited to help shape the future of Subscription and PlayStation experiences
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.
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.
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.
Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
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