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Sr. Software Quality Engineer - Contract

Sony Interactive Entertainment
United States, California, San Mateo
May 20, 2025
Why PlayStation? PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play - it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. Sr. Software Quality Engineer (Contract) San Mateo, CA Do you have a passion for quality? We are looking for self-motivated, quick-starter and highly proactive individuals to join our full stack team, who will be testing new and existing features on multiple platforms and devices in a software development environment and ensuring quality of automation and test frameworks. At PlayStation, we are passionate about both collaboration and technology. We love building the systems that millions of people use and are our own first customers. We strive to be at the forefront of development technologies and are a diverse company with teams on four continents. Responsibilities: Create, maintain, and execute test plan, test cases to ensure the quality of new features Passionate about Quality and strive to improve processes, generate new standards, and drive their usage within the teams. Partner with dev team to ensure test coverage and build test plans that help deliver high quality features Review product requirements and technical design documents to understand how the feature works on the PlayStation console and create effective testing strategies Collaborate with distributed teams for multi-functional test plan design and execution Report, track and verify defects Required Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge 5+ years or equivalent experience in QA methodologies and experience developing and executing comprehensive test suites for system software. Experience with Agile methodologies. Experience with test case management systems & JIRA database systems Experience with automation using any programming language: Java, Python, etc Experience using source control (esp. Git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins or Circle CI) Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills Preferred Qualifications: Experience with at least one modern web application framework, preferably React Experience developing or testing a non-PC device (phone/game console/set-top box, etc.) Knowledge and experience testing APIs and Service Oriented architecture Profile (Non-Technical) Ability to work quickly, productively, and independently in a fast-paced environment and as part of a team with minimum direction with strong work ethic A passion for robust code #LI-TF1 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. PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.