About the role
About Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand and a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. SIE is a technology company delivering hardware and network services to over 100 million people and an entertainment leader housing globally recognized intellectual properties. The company culture is built on collaboration, technology, innovation, and a diverse workforce operating across four continents.
Position Details
- Role: Software Development Engineer in Test II
- Contract Duration: 12 months
Responsibilities
- Review product requirements and design documents to create effective testing strategies.
- Build concrete test plans, write test cases, and execute them to ensure quality of features.
- Implement and maintain test automation scripts to increase test coverage and stability.
- Develop, maintain, and improve test automation frameworks.
- Report, track, and verify defects as well as monitor automation jobs.
- Provide status reports to leadership and other key partners.
- Work with the infrastructure team to maintain common services such as CI test pipelines.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge.
- 2+ years of experience in UI automation for web or native applications.
- Validated experience in the software testing life cycle.
- Experience with version control solutions (centralized and distributed).
- Experience maintaining CI systems (Jenkins preferred).
- Experience with Selenium or Appium.
- Experience in one or more programming/scripting languages, preferably Python.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with at least one modern web application framework such as Angular, Ember.js, or React.
- Experience developing or testing non-PC devices (phone, game console, set-top box, etc.).
- Experience with Agile methodologies.
- Significant experience with Python.
- Experience with Node.js and React Native.
- Experience developing or writing test code for a game console.
Professional Expectations
- Strong drive and passion for quality to inspire, motivate, and influence team members toward better engineering outcomes.
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with partners at all levels, including technical teams, product stakeholders, and project leads.
- Effectiveness in working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse teams.
- Curiosity, proactivity, and willingness to go beyond immediate assignments to deeply understand supported systems.
- Comfort in asking questions, identifying risks early, and helping the team make informed quality and release decisions.
Compensation and Employment Terms
- Estimated Ontario Base Pay Range: $45 — $58 CAD.
- Pay Factors: Base pay range may vary in line with hybrid working policy; individual pay is determined based on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
- Background Checks: SIE conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees, which may include criminal background checks. Personal information is processed to support these checks.
Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Consideration for employment is provided 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. SIE is a Fair Chance employer, and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.