Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 192,610 - 228,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) with matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts on Sony products

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC in Austin, TX seeks a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test to collaborate with QA and development teams, ensuring high-quality web applications and a content delivery platform.

The role requires a Master’s in MIS/CS or related field with 2+ years in QA automation across end-to-end workflows, CI/CD, and cloud-native testing in AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes. Base pay ranges from $192,610 to $228,700 per year, with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in MIS, CS or related field or equivalent.
• 2+ years of QA automation for digital content platforms and applications.
• Experience with end-to-end content workflows and CDN-backed delivery validation.
• Design and maintain automated test frameworks for web apps with modular front-ends.
• UI/API automation using Selenium, TestNG/JUnit, and Rest-Assured; JSON/XML validation.
• CI/CD integration using Jenkins; Groovy and shell scripting; code quality with JaCoCo/SonarQube.
• Cloud-native testing in AWS; Docker and Kubernetes in CI/CD pipelines; monitoring with Datadog/CloudWatch.
• Agile ceremonies, peer reviews, defect triage and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with QA and development teams to ensure high-quality web applications.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for complex UIs and services.
• Automate UI and API tests, including JSON/XML validation and database checks.
• Support performance, reliability, and scalability testing in AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Participate in CI/CD, code reviews, and release validations.

Skills

QA automation

End-to-end testing

CI/CD

Selenium WebDriver

Jenkins

AWS testing

Docker

Kubernetes

REST API testing

Education

Master’s degree in MIS/CS or related field

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

TestNG

JUnit

Rest-Assured

Spring Boot & Maven

Jenkins

JaCoCo

SonarQube

AWS SDKs

Docker

Kubernetes

Datadog / CloudWatch

JUnit

Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test

Austin, TX

Role Overview

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test in Austin, TX to collaborate with QA and Devs teams to ensure high-quality for web applications and content delivery platform.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent and two (2) years of experience supporting quality assurance and test automation for digital content delivery platforms and applications, including end-to-end content workflows and validation of CDN-backed delivery systems; designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites for complex web applications with modular and micro–front-end user interfaces and service-oriented architectures; utilizing Java object-oriented programming principles and data structures, including collections, generics, lambdas, and concurrency concepts with multi-threaded test execution to develop and maintain automated tests frameworks using Spring Boot and Maven; implementing UI and API automation using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and JUnit, and Rest-Assured for RESTful service testing, including DTO-based JSON/XML validation and SQL-based database validation; integrating CI/CD pipelines and automation using Jenkins with Groovy and shell scripting; utilizing JaCoCo and SonarQube within GitHub-based workflows to support quality-driven releases; supporting performance, reliability, and scalability testing using Apache JMeter and applying shift-left testing; testing cloud-native and distributed systems in AWS-based environments supporting event-driven architectures, including SNS and SQS, indexing and search capabilities (Elasticsearch); leveraging AWS SDKs to verify cloud services in Docker and Kubernetes environments, while monitoring via Datadog and CloudWatch; and performing in agile ceremonies, peer code reviews, post release validations, defect triage and root cause analysis sessions. Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.

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 to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$192,610.00 - $228,700.00/year

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

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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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