Software Development Engineer in Test - Subscription Platform

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

We are looking for a highly technical and hands‑on Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to drive quality engineering strategy, automation architecture, and AI‑driven testing innovation across Play Station’s subscription ecosystem.

As a Staff SDET for Subscription Services, you will lead the design and implementation of scalable test automation frameworks and quality engineering solutions that support 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.

• 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 cloud gaming experiences, subscription services, gaming console devices, and cross‑device ecosystems
• Build automation and validation strategies for native mobile applications, APIs, backend services, and distributed systems
• Partner with globally distributed teams to ensure high‑quality releases and continuous delivery
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation infrastructure using Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud‑native tooling
• Establish quality reporting and operational insights that support data‑driven engineering and release decisions
• Mentor and coach SDETs and QE engineers across teams on automation best practices, AI adoption, and quality engineering excellence
• Participate in architecture reviews and provide quality‑focused technical leadership during feature design and implementation
• Lead defect triage, root cause analysis, production validation, and release readiness activities

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test, Quality Engineering, or Test Automation
• Proven experience leading large‑scale automation architecture and QE strategy initiatives
• Strong hands‑on programming experience in Python, JavaScript/Type Script
• Strong hands‑on experience with XCUITest, Appium, Selenium, and API automation frameworks
• Experience developing automation for streaming, media…