Sr Software Development Engineer in Test (Sr SDET)

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Interactive Entertainment isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation were part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

Location: The primary location for this position is San Mateo CA. However we are also open to having this position based in Aliso Viejo CA or San Diego CA.

Do you have a passion for development and automation as well as driven vision for delivering the best experiences to users Do you want to work at a company where customers have real passion and excitement for the products you help build At PlayStation we are looking for engineers to join a global initiative in building innovative test automation and CI/CD systems. We are looking for self-motivated quick-starter and highly proactive individuals to join our Client QA team who would be responsible for ensuring delivery of features on PlayStations Mobile App!

At PlayStation we are passionate about innovation teamwork 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.

Primary 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 organizations 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.

Qualifications

• BS/MS degree or equivalent
• 8 years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test (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 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.
• Practical experience with development and deployment tooling such as Git Jenkins Docker Appium cloud/device lab solutions browser-based portal testing and hardware/device validation workflows.
• 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.
• Strong analytical troubleshooting and systems-thinking abilities with a focus on identifying and solving systemic quality gaps.
• Proven ability to influence engineering organizations drive adoption of best practices and align teams on scalable quality strategies.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional technical initiatives.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced Agile environments with evolving requirements and multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

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