Playstation
Summary
Job description
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 Corporation.
Nixxes Software is an industry-leading Dutch company specializing in video game design, development and porting.
Working alongside global partners since 1999, our work is fueled by a love for gaming and commitment to innovation. Our Utrecht based team prides itself on delivering the best possible experience for every gamer, regardless of platform. In July 2021 Nixxes joined PlayStation Studios to focus on delivering the highest-quality gameplay experiences for PlayStation fans.
Job description:
We are looking for a full-time game tester to strengthen our QA team and help improve the game titles we are working on by verifying the performance, integrity and features of various titles.
You will work closely with our development team to investigate and report issues, cross -check integrity and performance across platforms and support our developers with day-to-day issues.
Essential Duties:
- Work with our development team and external QA to reproduce reported issues
- Find and report issues, based on existing test cases
- Accurately execute all assigned test cases – and find gaps in testing
- Enter concise, detailed bugs into the bug database
- Assess whether bugs are truly platform-specific, or global issues
- Cross-check integrity between various development platforms
- Cross-check performance between various development platforms and systems
- Analyze and present test results in a clear and coherent manner
- Support our developers with day-to-day duties
Competencies, skills & knowledge:
- Great communication skills in written and spoken English
- A professional work attitude
- Produce clear and professional documentation from your findings
- Find, communicate, and reproduce symptoms in the most efficient way, without trying to speculate on the root issue
- Discretion and understanding of confidentiality issues
- Working knowledge of most popular console platforms and related hardware
- Working knowledge of Windows operating systems and related hardware
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Working knowledge of communications, on-line services and the Internet
- Must be a resident and citizen of the Netherlands and work in our office in Utrecht
Plusses:
- Experience with PC graphics hardware and benchmarking
- Experience testing video game titles on PlayStation 5, PC or other platforms
- (Native) Dutch speaker
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 or maternity, 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.
Location: Netherlands, Utrecht
Country: Netherlands