Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test

Sony Interactive Entertainment
Austin, TX, United States
13 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
$192,610.0 - $228,700.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Test Suite Amazon Web Services Automation of Tests Code Review Databases Data Structures Digital Content Distributed Systems Elasticsearch Github Design of User Interfaces
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Groovy JSON Apache JMeter Junit Apache Maven Cloud Services Search Technologies Service-Oriented Architecture Shell Script Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) SonarQube SQL Databases Systems Integration Test Execution Engine Testng Web Applications Extensible Markup Language (XML) Datadog Multithreading Spring-boot ReadyAPI AWS Lambda Indexer Scalability Testing Event Driven Architecture Information Technology Front End Software Development Cloudwatch Restful APIs Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) Selenium Webdriver SDET Jenkins

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test in Austin, TX to collaborate with QA and Devs teams to ensure high-quality for web applications and content delivery platform.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent and two (2) years of experience supporting quality assurance and test automation for digital content delivery platforms and applications, including end-to-end content workflows and validation of CDN-backed delivery systems; designing, developing, and maintaining automated test frameworks and test suites for complex web applications with modular and micro-front-end user interfaces and service-oriented architectures; utilizing Java object-oriented programming principles and data structures, including collections, generics, lambdas, and concurrency concepts with multi-threaded test execution to develop and maintain automated tests frameworks using Spring Boot and Maven; implementing UI and API automation using Selenium WebDriver, TestNG and JUnit, and Rest-Assured for RESTful service testing, including DTO-based JSON/XML validation and SQL-based database validation; integrating CI/CD pipelines and automation using Jenkins with Groovy and shell scripting; utilizing JaCoCo and SonarQube within GitHub-based workflows to support quality-driven releases; supporting performance, reliability, and scalability testing using Apache JMeter and applying shift-left testing; testing cloud-native and distributed systems in AWS-based environments supporting event-driven architectures, including SNS and SQS, indexing and search capabilities (Elasticsearch); leveraging AWS SDKs to verify cloud services in Docker and Kubernetes environments, while monitoring via Datadog and CloudWatch; and performing in agile ceremonies, peer code reviews, post release validations, defect triage and root cause analysis sessions. Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.

Benefits & conditions

3.83.8 out of 5 stars Austin, TX Remote $192,610 - $228,700 a year, Pulled from the full job description

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Employee discount
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Wellness program, 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.

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

$192,610.00 - $228,700.00/year

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play - it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

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