Software Development Engineer in Test II
About The Position
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the company behind the PlayStation brand and a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, creates and supports experiences under the PlayStation brand. SIE is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test II to join its Video Codec Quality Engineering team. The team validates software and hardware components of the PlayStation SDK video codec stack. The SDET II designs, builds, and maintains automated test frameworks and CI pipelines to ensure the reliability, performance, and correctness of codec technologies across PlayStation platforms. The role works closely with codec developers and quality engineering peers to identify regressions early, expand automated test coverage, and support the delivery of high-quality video encoding and decoding software and hardware.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience in software development in test, QA automation, or a related engineering role.
- Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
- Strong hands-on coding experience in C++ and Python.
- Experience designing and implementing API test automation frameworks.
- Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, including functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
- Ability to debug complex issues across software and hardware layers.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, including experience working cross-functionally with development teams.
Nice To Haves
- Experience testing or working with video codec technologies such as H.264, H.265/HEVC, or AV1.
- Familiarity with AI agents or applying AI/LLM-based tools to test automation and workflows.
- Experience with GTest or similar C++ test frameworks, such as Catch2 or Google Mock.
- Experience testing embedded systems, SDKs, or console/hardware platforms.
- Familiarity with performance benchmarking and profiling tools.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for PlayStation SDK video codec software and hardware components.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to support continuous testing, nightly regression runs, and release validation.
- Develop and extend API-level test automation to validate codec SDK interfaces, functionality, and performance.
- Write robust, maintainable test code in C++ and Python for functional, regression, performance, and stress testing.
- Investigate test failures, triage bugs, and work with development teams to resolve issues.
- Collaborate with codec developer teams to understand new features and translate requirements into test plans and automated coverage.
- Monitor test results and CI dashboards, proactively identifying quality risks and coverage gaps.
- Improve test infrastructure, including tooling, reporting, and automation framework scalability.
- Document test plans, procedures, and known issues to support team knowledge sharing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
