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Software Engineer in Test II

United States, San Diego, CA

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Software Engineer in Test II

San Diego, CA

Sony Interactive Entertainment is searching for a highly competent and experienced Software Engineer in Test who can lead the efforts in testing and validating internal system applications to ensure reliability, functionality, and security. This role involves designing and executing test plans, identifying and resolving defects, and working closely with the development team to deliver high-quality software applications.  This is an opportunity to participate in a fun, demanding, fast-paced environment for individuals who thrive on new challenges and creative solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement robust, scalable, and reusable test scripts to automate testing for web applications and backend services.
  • Automate functional, regression, and performance testing for applications.
  • Automate testing of RESTful APIs using tools like Postman, SoapUI, or custom scripts.
  • Work closely with team members to validate to improve application stability and maintain functionality as new features are implemented.
  • Integrate, support, use and maintain bug tracking systems such as JIRA. Source control tools such as GitHub. Test case management applications such as qTest.
  • Provide Accurate timelines for specific tasks assigned
  • Generate and present quality metrics and reports for management and stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 3+ years proven experience in building and carrying out test plans and executing test cases
  • 2+ years experience automating test scripts in Playwright or similar
  • 1+ year end-to-end Integration testing experience with multi-tier systems & applications
  • Experience with Postman, JSON, XML.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD practices, tools, and concepts.
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies such as SAFe & SCRUM

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Experience using JIRA for bug tracking and Agile practices
  • Experience using test management tools like qTest for test planning and executions
  • Ability to work effectively with Managers, and Engineers across different time zones towards a common goal
  • Experience & knowledge with unit testing
  • Experience & knowledge in testing APIs.
  • Experience with Relational Databases, composing and running SQL queries
  • Testing experience with AWS / Cloud platforms and tools

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

 

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$108,300 - $162,500 USD

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