Staff SDET: Automation Architect for Scale & Quality

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; California (MO); On-site; USD 208,200 - 312,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts for Sony products

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test in San Mateo, CA. You will lead quality engineering strategy across PlayStation platforms and drive automation standards and CI/CD practices.

We expect deep experience in Python/JavaScript, Playwright, Appium, Selenium, and Jenkins. You will mentor SDETs, scale automation across teams, and push AI-assisted testing and scalable QE initiatives.

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.
• Strong programming/scripting experience in Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence the overall quality engineering strategy across PlayStation ecosystems.
• Drive architecture-level automation solutions and scalable quality practices across multiple teams.
• Define and evolve automation standards, CI/CD quality gates, and testing strategies.
• Design, build, and scale automation frameworks across UI, API, integration, telemetry, hardware, and end-to-end testing.
• Mentor SDETs and QE leadership to drive quality ownership and shared accountability.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Playwright

Pytest

Appium

Selenium

CI/CD

Jenkins

Automation

Education

BS/MS in CS or related field

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Docker

Appium

Playwright

Pytest

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test in San Mateo, CA. You will lead quality engineering strategy across PlayStation platforms and drive automation standards and CI/CD practices.

We expect deep experience in Python/JavaScript, Playwright, Appium, Selenium, and Jenkins. You will mentor SDETs, scale automation across teams, and push AI-assisted testing and scalable QE initiatives.