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Sr Software Development Engineer in Test (Contractor) Why PlayStation? PlayStation 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 entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more. PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team. The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. Sr Software Development Engineer in Test (Contractor) Do you have a passion for development and automation? Do you have a passion for delivering the best experiences to users? At PlayStation, we are looking for self-motivated and highly proactive engineers to join us in building innovative and robust test automation, tooling, and CI/CD for our application team. We love building applications and systems that millions of people use. We strive to be at the forefront of development technologies and a company that values diversity. Primary Responsibilities: Review product requirements and design documents to understand how the feature works and build effective testing strategies. Drive the QA Plan for UI testing; build concrete test plans, write solid test cases, and implement them to ensure the quality of features. Identify testing needs for l10n, a11y, and performance testing. Plan and implement automated tests for applications on and off the PlayStation console. Work closely with developers to ensure that all features and bug fixes come with automated test coverage. Maintain and enhance existing Python based automation framework. Engage in cross-team test initiatives for new and evolving features. Drive high standards of quality for both engineering decisions and customer-facing features. Report, track and verify defects. Understand layered architecture of software and how to effectively test such a system. Be passionate about Quality and strive to improve processes, propose standard methodologies and drive their usage across multiple teams. Mentor other team members to level-up the skills and quality of the team, and provide advice to teams within engineering. Promote use of automation across teams to improve speed of testing. Monitor and maintain various Jenkins jobs and report statuses. Work with globally distributed teams to engage early and provide continuous delivery of high quality software products that delight Sony customers. Interact and work on a day-to-day basis with various stakeholders outside of QE organization. Work in a fast paced software release environment. Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge. At least 3 years or equivalent experience in advanced UI automation for web applications. Previous experience writing automated tests in Python and Pytest. Experience developing or testing on a non-console setup (mobile, windows, web, etc.). Experience with Selenium or Appium. Experience with at least one modern web application framework, preferably React. Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Able to work both independently and collaboratively as needed. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. #J-18808-Ljbffr PlayStation

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