Staff Software Development Engineer in Test

Do you want an opportunity to work on next-gen PlayStation products? Do you have a passion for software quality and automation? Are you the sort of person that enjoys analyzing a network protocol one moment, debugging a ReactNative application the next? Do you want to work at a company where customers have a real connection to the products you help create? We are looking for engineers to join a global initiative in robust test automation and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment systems.

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 and strive to be at the forefront of development technologies and are a diverse company with developers on four continents.

What you'll do:

• Develop or Enhance test plans, test strategies and processes with automation driven mindset

• Work with multi-functional teams to create, maintain, and improve automated test suites for applications on the PlayStation console

• Set up, develop and enhance test frameworks and help teams set up automation infrastructure, build end-to-end environments

•  Author common API’s and libraries for test automation

• Work full-stack to ensure that all features and bug fixes come with automated test coverage

• Collaborate with distributed teams for automation design, architecture and functionality development championing quality

• Work with infrastructure and tooling teams to build and maintain common tools and services.

• Analyze gaps and bring innovative solutions

• Contribute towards proof of concepts and driving innovation/ideas to completion

• Coaching and mentoring other QE engineers on the best practices

• Create or enhance documentation and  best practices

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge

• At least eight years quality engineering experience and 5+ years in test automation development for web or native applications and microservices

• Validated experience designing and creating automation frameworks and test suites

• Experience with version control solutions (both centralized and distributed)

• Experience setting up and maintaining CI systems (Jenkins preferred)

• Strong knowledge of SDLC, testing methodologies, Quality processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with at least one modern web application framework such as Angular/Ember.js/React

• Experience developing or testing a non-PC device (phone/game console/set-top box, etc.)

• Significant experience with both Node.js , JavaScript and Python

• Experience with in API functional testing, API test development

• Experience with Selenium or Appium

• Experience with React Native

• Experience developing or writing test code for a game console

Profile (Non-Technical)

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Can do demeanor; yet challenges status quo

• Works independently under minimal direction with strong work ethic

• Able to learn, work quickly and productively in a fast-paced environment; Adept at balancing multiple efforts simultaneously

• A passion for robust code

• Strong analytical problem solving and debugging skills

• Adept project Management skills

• Big picture thinking