Why PlayStation?
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 PlayStation®5,
PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, 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.
Have a passion for automation? Desire to work at a company where millions of
customers have real excitement for the products you help implement? At
PlayStation, we are looking for engineers to join a global initiative in robust
test automation, accessibility, and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment
systems.
We are searching for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) who can help
ensure we're able to continue to grow our capabilities without negatively
impacting our enthusiastic user base.
In this role you will collaborate very closely with other QE and Devs on the
team to ensure high-quality for our applications and content delivery across
multiple platforms. You will be responsible for contributing to the automation
and overall quality of critical applications used by our game developing
partners, as well as actively engaging with the team in identifying defects of
new features and helping to identify their root cause while bringing them to
resolution. The ideal candidate will be an emerging leader and have a solid
foundation in automation development and software testing principles, strong
experience in end-to-end testing enterprise applications with complex business
rules, and be passionate about delivering high-quality software applications.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Design test frameworks and guide teams in building automation infrastructure
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Lead in the development and implementation of standard methodologies for
automation, continuous build and deploy, automated testing, multi-functional
end-to-end testing, including device testing, and performance testing
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Work with globally distributed teams to engage early and provide continuous
delivery of high quality software products that delight Sony customers
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Collaborate with Product Owners and Product Managers to understand feature
requirements, identify testing requirements and estimates, and develop new
features in QE testing architecture
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Audit and maintain various Jenkins Jobs and report statuses
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Identify and implement opportunities to improve the QE process
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Expand testing and automation across teams to promote ownership of quality
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Maintain and improve existing JavaScript based automation framework
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Assist with production deployment support and post release
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Report and verify defects
THIS ROLE WILL REQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF
Testing – studied and practiced a variety of test techniques and methodologies,
and are familiar with prominent voices in the online testing community
Test automation – passion for robust, maintainable code and knowledge of test
automation to a level where the pros and cons of various automation approaches
can be discussed.
Agile software development – understand the common methodologies and can
articulate how a strong tester can best support their team in that context
REQUIREMENTS
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6+ years or equivalent experience in automated test case development for full
stack applications including test framework development
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Some experience leading a team through testing of complex features
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Experience architecting testing frameworks from scratch
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Automation development using JavaScript and Selenium WebDriver or Appium and
PyTest
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Moderate knowledge of Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
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Average knowledge of Git
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Good understanding of modern software engineering including web technologies,
continuous integration, and automation development
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Curious about learning new software testing methodology and technologies
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Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills
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Ambitious with an ability to take initiative
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Strong communication and documentation skills
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End-to-end testing experience
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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
[https://careers.playstation.com/benefits] to learn more.
The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.
$114,900—$172,300 CAD
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.
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