Software Quality Engineer Contractor; SQE Contractor

Software Quality Engineer Contractor (SQE Contractor)

United States, San Mateo, CA

Do you want to help deliver reliable, high-performing Play Station® peripherals and firmware? Join the team crafting thoughtful test strategies for Play Station® Link™ devices. Your work will directly support product performance, stability, and the overall player experience!

We're growing the Quality Engineering team and looking for someone who enjoys crafting and running test plans that support product functionality, consistency, and reliability across hardware and software.

This role includes hands‑on testing, test case creation, and close collaboration with other QE, developers, and product teams to support smooth, successful feature delivery.

We value curiosity, continuous learning, and a thoughtful approach to quality at every stage.

We test early, often, and across teams to help catch issues before they reach customers.

• Write and maintain manual test cases to validate new and existing features
• Perform functional, regression, exploratory, and ad hoc testing across Play Station® systems
• Work with QE leads and developers to align test coverage with feature needs
• Log and triage defects, verify fixes, and provide clear feedback when running into issues
• Participate in feature reviews and share quality insights
• Assist with test documentation, planning, and suite organization

• 3+ years of experience in software quality engineering or a related testing role
• Skilled in writing and running test cases, with confidence in functional, exploratory, and regression testing techniques
• Familiar with tools like JIRA, Test Rail, or qTest for tracking bugs and managing test documentation
• Able to identify and reproduce issues, open concise bugs, and be a clear as well as collaborative communicator
• Organized and detail‑minded, with experience working in Agile development environments

• Familiarity with Play Station® products
• Experience testing on Microsoft Windows platforms
• Passion for gaming
• Experience working with telemetry tools or validating event tracking

This role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision.

The estimated base pay range for this role is $52 - $78 USD (hourly rate).

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.