Senior Software QA Engineer — Test Automation & Quality

PlayStation; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking an experienced Software Test Engineer in the United Kingdom to develop and automate tests for PlayStation software. You will craft test strategies, investigate issues, and contribute to reliable release quality across global teams.

Required are 5+ years of software testing experience, strong C# skills, understanding of C++, and CI workflows. Experience with Selenium/Appium and AI-assisted coding tools is a plus. Background checks apply after offer.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in developing tests for software applications.
• Experience of automating tests.
• A good understanding of software testing techniques.
• Good C# programming skills.
• Understanding of C++.
• Experience in triaging bugs and creating reproducible tests.
• Experience with software build tools, issue tracking and source control systems.
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools, LLMs, or agentic technologies to improve engineering productivity, with an understanding of how to review, validate, and apply generated output safely.

Responsibilities

• Developing tests for new applications, new features and regressions.
• Developing test strategies with application teams.
• Automating tests as part of our continuous integration systems.
• Investigating issues and creating reproducible test cases.
• Conducting manual, exploratory testing.
• Reporting test results clearly (including performance and coverage).
• Developing tooling to help reduce test time and ease test execution.
• Make suggestions and recommendations for improvements to help shape the finished product.
• Collaborate with global, cross-functional teams in a multicultural environment to develop organisation-wide test strategies and infrastructure.
• Mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and influencing quality engineering approaches.

Skills

C# programming

C++ understanding

Automated testing

Bug triage

CI automation

AI-assisted coding tools

Tools

Selenium/Appium

Git/Source control

Jenkins/CI

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking an experienced Software Test Engineer in the United Kingdom to develop and automate tests for PlayStation software. You will craft test strategies, investigate issues, and contribute to reliable release quality across global teams.

Required are 5+ years of software testing experience, strong C# skills, understanding of C++, and CI workflows. Experience with Selenium/Appium and AI-assisted coding tools is a plus. Background checks apply after offer.