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Software Development Engineer in Test II

@ PlayStation Global

Waterloo, Ontario

2+ years experience
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Overview

Sony Interactive Entertainment is hiring a Software Development Engineer in Test II on a 12-month contract to test features across multiple platforms and devices. The work covers reviewing requirements, writing and automating test cases, and maintaining CI pipelines. Estimated Ontario base pay is $45 to $58 CAD per hour, with a hybrid working policy.

Responsibilities:

  • Review requirements and design documents to build testing strategies
  • Write test plans and cases and execute them
  • Implement and maintain test automation scripts
  • Develop and improve the test automation framework
  • Report, track and verify defects; provide status reports

Requirements summary:

  • Computer science degree or equivalent knowledge
  • 2+ years of UI automation experience
  • Experience with Selenium or Appium
  • Experience maintaining CI systems, Jenkins preferred
  • Scripting experience, preferably Python

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Employer posting date
2026-10-27
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2026-10-27
Source record updated
2026-11-05

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Job details

SeniorityMid level
DepartmentSoftware development
Experience2+ years
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish
Background checkscriminal record
Encouraged to applyFair chance (criminal record considered)
EducationBachelor’s degree (required)
Fields of studyComputer Science

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Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind PlayStation.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind PlayStation, pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. For more information about our company, please visit SonyInteractive.com. For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com. Want to take your career to the next level? Search open job vacancies at any of the Sony Interactive sites by visiting careers.playstation.com

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Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind PlayStation, pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and…

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IndustryEntertainment Providers
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersSan Mateo, California
Organization typePublic Company
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Job description

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re 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.

Software Development Engineer in Test II

Contract, 12 months

Do you have a passion for test-driven development? Want to work at a company where customers have real excitement for the products you help build? We are looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test to join our Client QA team. This person will be testing new and existing features on multiple platforms and devices in a software development environment.

At PlayStation, we are passionate about both collaboration 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.

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 framework
  • 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 experience in UI automation for web or native applications
  • Validated experience in Software testing life cycle
  • Experience with version control solutions (both 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/React
  • Experience developing or testing a non-PC device (phone/game console/set-top box, etc.)
  • Experience with Agile methodologies
  • Significant experience with Python
  • Experience with Node.js, React Native
  • Experience developing or writing test code for a game console

About You

  • You have a strong drive and passion for quality and can help inspire, motivate, and influence team members toward better engineering outcomes.
  • You communicate clearly and professionally with partners at all levels, including technical teams, product stakeholders, and project leads.
  • You are effective at working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse teams.
  • You are curious, proactive, and willing to go beyond immediate assignments to deeply understand the systems you support.
  • You are comfortable asking questions, identifying risks early, and helping the team make informed quality and release decisions.

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.

The estimated Ontario base pay range for this role is listed below.

$45—$58 CAD

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.

The estimated Ontario base pay range for this role is listed below.

$45—$58 CAD

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 (where applicable) 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.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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