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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
10 months ago
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 PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, 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 Corporation.
Waterloo, ON (Canada)
Do you have a passion for test-driven development and automation? Do you want to work at a company where customers have real excitement for the products you help create? At PlayStation, we are looking for engineers to join a global initiative in robust test automation and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment systems.
Responsibilities:
Owns building and setting up Test Automation frameworks to test PlayStation console features.
Drives testing of complex projects across multiple-teams. Evaluates gaps in testing and drives solutions to write high quality automation to increase test coverage.
Partners with other stakeholders to ensure test coverage and builds test plans that help deliver high quality features
Writes automation scripts for features with key characteristics of stability and maintainability which prevents regressions in the product code.
Works effectively to build automation infrastructure to create CI Pipelines, enable automation runs, develop visualization tools and evangelize them with various QA teams.
Passionate about quality and strives to improve process, proposes standard methodologies and drives their usage within the teams.
Mentors the team members and provides technical leadership by reviewing test plans, automation scripts, and provides feedback.
Communicates on testing strategy, technical subjects related to testing frameworks, and collaborates effectively with the globally distributed teams to achieve the business goals.
Required Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
At least 6 years or equivalent experience in UI automation for web applications including test framework development
Significant experience in any Object Oriented programming language
Experience with version control solutions (both centralized and distributed)
Experience in creating comprehensive test strategies and test plans
Demonstrated experience with recommending QA process improvements
Experience with configuring CI pipelines, preferably using Jenkins
Experience developing or testing on mobiles devices
Experience with at least one modern web application framework such as Angular/Ember.js/React
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience writing code in Python
Experience with Selenium or Appium
Familiar with the Page Object Pattern
Some experience leading a team through testing of complex features
Experience with asynchronous programming and Promises
Experience with React Native
Soft skills (Non-Technical):
Self-starter who loves to take initiative to make improvements to QA artifacts
Strong problem solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Can do attitude; yet challenges status quo
Works independently under minimal direction with strong work ethics
Able to work quickly and productively in a fast-paced environment
A passion for writing robust code
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 or maternity, 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.
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