Software Engineer, Quality Engineering

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.

Join us and be a member of the team that tests the development tools used to create every PlayStation® game. This is a great opportunity to continue a career in Software Testing, working on industry leading development tools and being mentored by experts in their field.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing tests for new applications, new features and regressions.
• Developing test strategies with application teams.
• Automating tests as part of our continuous integration systems.
• Investigating issues and creating reproducible test cases.
• Conducting manual, exploratory testing.
• Reporting test results clearly (including performance and coverage).
• Developing tooling to help reduce test time and ease test execution.
• Make suggestions and recommendations for improvements to help shape the finished product.
• Collaborate with global, cross-functional teams in a multicultural environment to develop organisation-wide test strategies and infrastructure.
• Mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and influencing quality engineering approaches.

What we are looking for

• 5+ years experience in developing tests for software applications.
• Experience of automating tests.
• A good understanding of software testing techniques.
• Good C# programming skills.
• Understanding of C++.
• Experience in triaging bugs and creating reproducible tests.
• Experience with software build tools, issue tracking and source control systems.
• Experience using AI-assisted coding tools, LLMs, or agentic technologies to improve engineering productivity, with an understanding of how to review, validate, and apply generated output safely.

Nice to have

• Experience of Microsoft Windows applications.
• Experience of Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Experience of using Selenium/Appium.
• Experience using Powershell and Python.
• Experience of testing development tools.
• Experience of testing on Linux & Mac.

We anticipate that suitable candidates will demonstrate the following personal attributes

• Proactive work ethic, with a passion for software quality and a positive customer experience.
• The ability to gain the respect of, and work successfully with others, regardless of reporting line.
• Influencing and persuasion skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Is thorough, patient, and works calmly under pressure.

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.

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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.