Staff SDET — Automation Architect & CI/CD Leader

PlayStation Global

San Mateo (CA)

On-site

USD 208,000 - 260,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test to lead automated testing initiatives for PlayStation mobile apps and services. You will drive QA strategy, build scalable automation frameworks, and partner with engineering and product teams to improve release confidence while advancing AI-driven testing practices.

As a senior SDET, you will mentor teams, influence testing across UI, API, integration, telemetry, and hardware, and help

Qualifications

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience in SDET, automation engineering, or quality engineering roles.
Proven experience leading large-scale mobile quality engineering initiatives across multiple teams or product areas.
Deep experience designing automation frameworks and implementing automated testing solutions across UI, API, integration, telemetry, portal, hardware, and end-to-end layers.
Strong expertise with automation frameworks such as Playwright, Pytest, Appium, Selenium.
Experience architecting and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, quality gates, and release validation systems using Jenkins or similar platforms.
Experience leveraging AI-assisted testing tools and driving innovation in AI-based automation, test generation, defect analysis, and productivity improvements.
Experience driving test strategy, release quality planning, risk management, and operational quality improvements for large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

Lead and influence the overall quality engineering strategy across PlayStation console, mobile, portal, hardware, and service ecosystems.
Drive architecture-level automation solutions and scalable quality engineering practices across multiple teams and product areas.
Define and evolve enterprise-level automation standards, CI/CD quality gates, and testing strategies to improve release confidence, scalability, and engineering velocity.
Design, build, and scale automation frameworks across UI, API, integration, telemetry, hardware, portal, and end-to-end testing layers.
Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on automation stability, flakiness reduction, infrastructure modernization, and long-term QE scalability.
Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Program Management, and QE leadership to drive shift-left testing practices and shared ownership of quality.
Drive R&D initiatives around AI-assisted testing and modern quality engineering solutions to address automation gaps, improve coverage, accelerate test generation, enhance failure analysis, and reduce manual effort.
Evaluate emerging technologies, AI driven tooling, and innovative automation approaches to future-proof the organization’s testing strategy.
Lead strategic improvements in hardware/device testing, cloud/device lab orchestration, telemetry validation, observability, and production-like validation environments.
Mentor and guide SDETs and QEs across teams on automation architecture, testing methodologies, debugging, quality strategy, and engineering standards.
Define and track quality metrics, automation health, pipeline stability, release risk indicators, and defect trends to drive data-informed quality decisions.
Influence organizational quality culture by establishing scalable operational models, governance mechanisms, and engineering standards.
Lead complex root-cause investigations and drive systemic fixes to recurring quality issues across platforms and teams.