SDET II: Subscription Platform Automation Engineer

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Contract Software Development Engineer in Test II to help build reliable, scalable subscription and streaming experiences across PlayStation platforms.

You will design, develop, and automate tests for backend services, APIs, and client applications, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve quality and release readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test, Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation.
• 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

SDET experience

API testing

CI/CD pipelines

Test automation

Mobile/web testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

XCUITest

Appium

Selenium

API testing frameworks

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Contract Software Development Engineer in Test II to help build reliable, scalable subscription and streaming experiences across PlayStation platforms.

You will design, develop, and automate tests for backend services, APIs, and client applications, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve quality and release readiness.