Software Development Engineer in Test II

3 days ago

San Mateo, CA, USAMid Level

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Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for PlayStation SDK video codec software and hardware components.
Build and maintain Jenkins pipelines for continuous testing, nightly regression runs, and release validation.
Develop API-level test automation for codec SDK interfaces, functionality, and performance.
Write C++ and Python test code for functional, regression, performance, and stress testing.
Investigate test failures, triage bugs, and work with development teams to resolve issues.
Translate codec feature requirements into test plans and automated coverage.
Monitor test results and CI dashboards and identify quality risks and coverage gaps.
Improve test infrastructure, tooling, reporting, and automation framework scalability.
Document test plans, procedures, and known issues.

3+ years of experience in software development in test, QA automation, or a related engineering role.
Proven experience building and maintaining Jenkins pipelines.
Strong hands-on coding experience in C++ and Python.
Experience designing and implementing API test automation frameworks.
Understanding of functional, regression, integration, and performance testing methodologies.
Ability to debug complex issues across software and hardware layers.
Strong collaboration and communication skills with experience working cross-functionally with development teams.
Preferred experience with video codec technologies such as H.264, H.265/HEVC, or AV1.
Preferred familiarity with AI agents or AI/LLM-based tools for test automation and workflows.
Preferred experience with GTest or similar C++ frameworks such as Catch2 and Google Mock.
Preferred experience testing embedded systems, SDKs, or console and hardware platforms.
Preferred familiarity with performance benchmarking and profiling tools.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports an inclusive workplace.
Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for all new employees.