Contract Software Development Engineer in Test - Subscription Platform
PlayStation Global1 day ago
San Diego, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and improve automated testing solutions for subscription services, applications, and connected platforms.
- Own quality engineering activities for assigned features from test planning through automation and release validation.
- Identify quality risks, improve testability, and determine effective testing approaches with engineering teams.
- Develop reusable automation tools and framework capabilities to improve coverage, reliability, and engineering efficiency.
- Validate end-to-end customer journeys involving authentication, commerce, entitlements, subscription lifecycle management, retention, and streaming.
- Build automated tests for APIs, backend services, distributed systems, web applications, and native mobile platforms.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and improve test execution reliability and feedback.
- Investigate complex failures, analyze root causes, and collaborate with engineering teams on solutions.
- Contribute to quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting for automation coverage and release readiness.
- Improve testing practices, reduce technical debt, and strengthen product quality.
- Collaborate with globally distributed engineering and quality engineering teams on integration testing and release qualification.
- Explore AI-assisted testing and other emerging technologies to improve test development and engineering workflows.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test, Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Swift.
- Experience developing automated tests and working with test automation frameworks.
- Experience testing APIs, backend services, web applications, or native mobile applications.
- Understanding of software testing methodologies, test design, and automation strategies.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and modern software development practices.
- Experience investigating technical issues, debugging failures, and collaborating with engineering teams on solutions.
- Ability to manage assigned work independently, communicate technical findings, and collaborate across teams.
- Preferred experience with subscription platforms, commerce systems, payment processing, or entitlement services.
- Preferred experience testing distributed systems, microservices, or cloud-based applications.
- Preferred experience with XCUITest, Appium, Selenium, or API testing frameworks.
- Preferred familiarity with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar development tools.
- Preferred experience testing streaming services, media playback, gaming consoles, or connected devices.
- Preferred experience with React Native or other cross-platform application frameworks.
- Preferred experience developing end-to-end automation across client applications and backend services.
- Preferred familiarity with observability, telemetry, quality reporting, AI-assisted testing, accessibility testing, and localization testing.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available.
- This is a contract role with an hourly pay structure.
- The estimated base pay range is $61.97–$92.93 per hour.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage.
- The employer is an equal opportunity and Fair Chance employer.