Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test

Sony Interactive Entertainment; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 192,610 - 228,700; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC in Austin, TX, is seeking a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test to partner with QA and Dev teams for high-quality web apps and content delivery platforms.

The role requires a master's degree with 2+ years in test automation, Java and automation tools, plus experience with CI/CD, AWS, and cloud-native testing in Docker/Kubernetes environments.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in MIS, CS, or related field or equivalent, plus two years of QA/test automation experience.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks for complex web apps.
• Strong Java object-oriented programming, concurrency, and RESTful testing.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Jenkins, Groovy, and cloud-based testing in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with QA and development teams to ensure high-quality for web applications and content delivery platform.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites.

Skills

Automated testing

Selenium WebDriver

Java

TestNG

JUnit

REST API testing

CI/CD

Jenkins

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Performance testing

Agile/Scrum

Education

Master's degree in MIS/CS

Tools

Spring Boot

Maven

Datadog

CloudWatch

JaCoCo

SonarQube

Elasticsearch

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.

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.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

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.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.