SDET Contractor San Francisco (USA) Sony Interactive Entertainment Quality Assurance (QA) Inter[...] - Gamecompanies : Job Details

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 PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, 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.

PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play — it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognised as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, PlayStationNow, 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 Corporation.

Software Development Engineer in Test - Contractor

Do you have a passion for test automation? We are looking for self-motivated, quick-starter and highly proactive individuals to join our full stack team, who will be testing new and existing features on multiple platforms and devices in a software development environment and ensuring quality of automation and test frameworks.

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.

Primary Responsibilities:

Plan and complete QE related activities; build test plan, test cases, and implement to ensure the quality of new features

Review product requirements and technical design documents to understand how the feature works on the PlayStation console and create effective testing strategies

Build, maintain and improve test automation frameworks, and help teams set up automation infrastructure

Develop automated UI and API tests to increase automation coverage

Report, track and verify defects as well as monitor automation jobs. Provide status reports to leadership and other key partners.

Collaborate with distributed teams for multi-functional test plan design and execution

Requirements:

BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge

3 years or equivalent experience in UI automation for web applications

Experience with Selenium or Appium or UI Automation technologies

Knowledge and experience testing APIs (RESTful), Libraries, SDK/Application Frameworks, Native Applications

Experience with at least one modern web application framework, preferably React

Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills

Able to work efficiently as part of a team and independently

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

Bonus Qualifications:

Experience developing or writing test code/scripting for a game console or set-top box

Experience developing an application (game application is extra bonus)

Practical experience using development and deployment tools: Git, Jenkins, Docker

Experience using source control (esp. Git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins or Circle CI)

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, 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.

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.