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.

At Play Station, we are passionate about delivering high-quality experiences to millions of players worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Software Development Engineer in Test II (SDET II) to help build reliable, scalable Subscription and Streaming experiences.

This opportunity is suited for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, developing automation solutions, and improving quality across applications, services, and connected platforms.

As an SDET, you will collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Quality Engineering teams to deliver subscription experiences across Play Station platforms.

You will take ownership of testing and automation for assigned features, contribute to technical solutions, and help improve how quality is built into the development process.

Your work will span subscription and commerce services, backend APIs, mobile applications, gaming consoles, streaming services, and connected device experiences.

You will have opportunities to expand your technical expertise while working with experienced engineers across multiple teams.

• Design, develop, and improve automated testing solutions for subscription services, applications, and connected platforms.
• Take ownership of quality engineering activities for assigned features, from test planning through automation and release validation.
• Collaborate with engineering teams early in development to identify quality risks, improve testability, and determine effective testing approaches.
• Develop reusable automation tools and framework capabilities that improve test coverage, reliability, and engineering efficiency.
• Validate end-to-end customer journeys involving authentication, commerce, entitlements, subscription lifecycle management, retention, and streaming experiences.
• Build automated tests for APIs, backend services, distributed systems, web applications, and native mobile platforms.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and contribute to improving test execution reliability and feedback.
• Investigate complex failures, analyze root causes, and work with engineering teams to resolve issues.
• Contribute to quality metrics, dashboards, and reporting that provide visibility into automation coverage and release readiness.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing practices, reduce technical debt, and strengthen overall product quality.
• Collaborate with globally distributed engineering and QE teams on integration testing and release qualification.
• Explore emerging technologies, including AI-assisted testing, to improve test development and engineering workflows.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test, Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation.
• Experience developing automated tests and working with test automation frameworks.
• Experie…