Software Development Engineer in Test - Subscription Platform

Position: Staff Software Development Engineer in Test - Subscription Platform
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 Play Station 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 Play Station brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Subscription Platform

Play Station 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 interactive and digital entertainment, producing the Play Station family of products and services including Play Station®5, Play Station®4, Play Station®VR, Play Station®Plus, Play Station App, cloud and streaming experiences, and acclaimed Play Station software titles from Play Station Studios.

At Play Station, we are passionate about building high-quality experiences used by millions of players worldwide. We are looking for a highly technical and hands-on Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to help drive quality engineering strategy, automation architecture, and AI-driven testing innovation across Subscription in Playstation ecosystem.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in highly complex, cross-platform environments and enjoys solving challenging quality engineering problems multi-platform consumer ecosystem.
Role Overview:

As a Staff SDET for Subscription Services, you will lead the design and implementation of scalable test automation frameworks and quality engineering solutions supporting Play Station subscription products and streaming experiences across multiple platforms.

You will work closely with Software Engineering, Product Management, QE, Infrastructure, and Release teams to ensure reliable, performant, and seamless customer experiences across:

• Subscription and commerce platforms
• Streaming and cloud gaming services
• Mobile and companion applications
• Gaming console ecosystems
• Multi-device connected experiences

This role will also help drive organizational quality engineering ambitions around efficiency, observability, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration by promoting shift-left testing practices, AI-driven quality strategies, scalable automation, and measurable quality insights across Subscription platforms.
Responsibilities:

• Define and drive enterprise-level QE and automation strategy for Subscription platform
• Architect scalable, maintainable, and reusable automation frameworks across web, mobile, console, and connected device ecosystems
• Promote a shift-left quality engineering mindset through early engagement, automation-first strategies, and scalable testing practices
• Drive observability initiatives by building dashboards, metrics, and quality visualization systems that improve visibility into release health, automation coverage, and platform reliability
• Partner across business, product, engineering, and platform teams to align QE strategy with broader organizational and customer experience goals
• Drive adoption of modern quality engineering practices focused on intelligent automation, AI-assisted testing, and continuous improvement
• Contribute reusable tools, frameworks, and best practices that improve engineering efficiency and encourage cross-team collaboration
• Lead automation initiatives for end-to-end subscription and streaming workflows, including authentication, commerce, entitlement validation, lifecycle management, retention journeys, and experiences across multiple platforms
• Design and implement AI-assisted quality engineering solutions and integrate into day-to-day engineering practices
• Develop and enhance automation solutions using Python, JavaScript/Type Script, XCUITest, Selenium/Appium, and API/backend automation tools
• Lead testing initiatives across…