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  • PlayStation Global
  • Full time
  • Email
  • San Diego, CA

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and improve automated testing solutions for subscription services, applications, and connected platforms.
  • Own quality engineering activities for assigned features from test planning through automation and release validation.
  • Identify quality risks, improve testability, and determine effective testing approaches with engineering teams.
  • Develop reusable automation tools and framework capabilities to improve coverage, reliability, and engineering efficiency.
  • Validate end-to-end customer journeys involving authentication, commerce, entitlements, subscription lifecycle management, retention, and streaming.
  • Build automated tests for APIs, backend services, distributed systems, web applications, and native mobile platforms.
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and improve test execution reliability and feedback.
  • Investigate complex failures, analyze root causes, and collaborate with engineering teams on solutions.
  • Contribute to quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting for automation coverage and release readiness.
  • Improve testing practices, reduce technical debt, and strengthen product quality.
  • Collaborate with globally distributed engineering and quality engineering teams on integration testing and release qualification.
  • Explore AI-assisted testing and other emerging technologies to improve test development and engineering workflows.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test, Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation.
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift.
  • Experience developing automated tests and working with test automation frameworks.
  • Experience testing APIs, backend services, web applications, or native mobile applications.
  • Understanding of software testing methodologies, test design, and automation strategies.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and modern software development practices.
  • Experience investigating technical issues, debugging failures, and collaborating with engineering teams on solutions.
  • Ability to manage assigned work independently, communicate technical findings, and collaborate across teams.
  • Preferred experience with subscription platforms, commerce systems, payment processing, or entitlement services.
  • Preferred experience testing distributed systems, microservices, or cloud-based applications.
  • Preferred experience with XCUITest, Appium, Selenium, or API testing frameworks.
  • Preferred familiarity with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar development tools.
  • Preferred experience testing streaming services, media playback, gaming consoles, or connected devices.
  • Preferred experience with React Native or other cross-platform application frameworks.
  • Preferred experience developing end-to-end automation across client applications and backend services.
  • Preferred familiarity with observability, telemetry, quality reporting, AI-assisted testing, accessibility testing, and localization testing.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available.
  • This is a contract role with an hourly pay structure.
  • The estimated base pay range is $61.97–$92.93 per hour.
  • Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage.
  • The employer is an equal opportunity and Fair Chance employer.

PlayStation Global

At PlayStation Global, we focus on creating user-friendly solutions that simplify processes, improve efficiency, and empower teams to succeed.

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