- Location
- United States, San Mateo, CA · San Mateo, California, United States
- Department
- Admin (FSEE)
- Seniority
- Senior
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Source
- Greenhouse
Description
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 Group Corporation.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has an extraordinary opportunity in the Tools, Framework and Infrastructure team! We are looking for a motivated and creative individual to help build test tools, frameworks, and infrastructure, focused on delivering high quality system software which drives the PlayStation experience.
As a Software Engineer, you'll focus on building test frameworks and infrastructure, internal tools, and automating test workflows. You will collaborate closely with Quality Engineering and Software Engineering teams to build robust systems to ensure console software delivered to customers and game studios are of the highest quality.
Responsibilities
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Design, build, and maintain test frameworks, tooling and infrastructure for teams which develop and test software for the Playstation console.
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Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar tools.
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Collaborate with Quality and Development teams in the construction of creative test strategies for console system software.
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Develop telemetry systems and dashboard in order to make data-driven decisions about technical feature development.
Required Qualifications
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Master’s degree in Computer science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
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8+ years experience in designing, developing and maintaining tools and applications in C++, Python, or Javascript with a focus on building testing tools, and test frameworks at scale. (C++ and Python experience preferred)
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Experience with test automation frameworks
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Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar tools.
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Comfortable working in Linux and Windows-based development environments.
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Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and QA teams.
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Strong debugging skills.
Nice-to-Have Skills
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Experience with test/build automation on PCs, consoles or other embedded systems.
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Contributions to and familiarity with software testing systems (and general software testing experience)
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LLVM or LLVM-based C/C++ compilers
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Experience with developing or testing SDK libraries.
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Working knowledge of Docker-based test environments.
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Machine Learning experience
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Game industry background
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Japanese Language familiarity a plus
Tools and Technologies you will work with
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Jenkins (CI/CD), GitHub Actions, ArgoCD
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Python
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C, C++ or Rust
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Git, GitHub
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Containerization technology such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.
At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.
Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.
Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.
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.
