Software Development Engineer in Test

Responsibilities

• Design test strategies, test plans, and test cases for new features and platform enhancements.
• Review requirements and technical design documents to identify test scenarios and quality risks.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable UI, API, integration, and end-to-end automation frameworks.
• Develop automated tests to expand regression coverage and reduce manual testing.
• Execute automated and manual testing across platforms, devices, and environments.
• Investigate, reproduce, document, and verify software defects with development teams.
• Monitor automation pipelines, analyze test results, and improve test reliability and efficiency.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with globally distributed engineering teams on high-quality releases.
• Contribute to quality engineering practices, coding standards, and automation strategy.
• Participate in code reviews for automation frameworks and test infrastructure.
• Provide quality metrics, risk assessments, and project status updates to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in SDET, quality engineering, or test automation.
• Strong programming experience in one or more of Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, or C++.
• Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with UI automation tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or Appium.
• Experience testing RESTful APIs with Postman, REST Assured, or custom automation frameworks.
• Experience testing SDKs, libraries, backend services, and native applications.
• Familiarity with React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, CircleCI, or Azure DevOps.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum software development environments.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Preferred: experience testing gaming consoles, embedded systems, mobile devices, or consumer electronics.
• Preferred: experience developing production software or backend services.
• Preferred: experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Preferred: experience with Docker, Kubernetes, performance, scalability, security, load testing, microservices architectures, and test reporting or analytics tools.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Matching 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Wellness program.
• Employee discounts on Sony products.
• Potential eligibility for a bonus package.
• Background check conducted at the offer stage.
• Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace policies.