Software Quality Engineer (Contract)

PlayStation Global•San Mateo, CA

2h•$58 - $87

About The Position

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 PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, 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 Group Corporation. Are you passionate about delivering outstanding product quality? We’re searching for a Senior Software QA Engineer (Contract) to join our System Integration Testing team, where you’ll test innovative features across diverse apps and platforms—ensuring everything works flawlessly together. What You’ll Do We work closely with teams across engineering, product, and architecture, and you’ll play a key role in connecting those pieces. Your work will focus on understanding how systems interact, crafting smart test strategies, and reporting issues that surface across platforms. You will:

Requirements

5+ years of QA experience with a strong foundation in modern testing practices and methodologies.
Expertise in System Integration Testing and comfort navigating architecture diagrams.
Experience crafting test plans and scenarios based on product requirements and technical designs.
Familiarity with Jira, qTest, QMetry, or similar tools for planning and tracking work.
Hands-on API testing experience (e.g., Postman)
Ability to run automated tests and interpret CI pipeline results (Jenkins experience is a plus).
Strong analytical and problem solving skills for diagnosing issues across systems and environments.
Strong verbal and written communication skills for optimally partnering with product development, and QA teams.
Experience leading small to medium testing efforts and collaborating closely with engineering partners.
A BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

Review product requirements, technical specs, and architecture diagrams to understand system behavior and identify integration points.
Develop and maintain test plans and test cases with a strong focus on manual testing for complex, cross-system scenarios.
Lead test case reviews and help organize our test suites, so they’re clear, scalable, and easy to maintain.
Collaborate with product managers, developers, and QE partners to align on integration risks, test coverage, and quality expectations.
Identify, triage, and verify defects while digging into logs, APIs, and services to uncover why issues occur.
Run automation test suites and supervise CI pipelines (such as Jenkins), sharing insights when failures appear.
Represent the System Integration Testing team in feature discussions and planning sessions, offering thoughtful quality insights!