Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer PlayStation Global - 3.8 Aliso Viejo, CA Job Details $216,200 - $324,400 a year 20 hours ago Qualifications Software design Automation Build automation Windows Developing automated testing protocols Linux Cross-functional collaboration Debugging Cross-functional communication Full Job Description Why Sony Interactive Entertainment? 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. Sony Interactive Entertainment has an extraordinary opportunity in the Tools, Framework and Infrastructure team! We are looking for a motivated and creative individual to help build test tools, frameworks, and infrastructure, focused on delivering high quality system software which drives the PlayStation experience. As a Software Engineer, you'll focus on building test frameworks and infrastructure, internal tools, and automating test workflows. You will collaborate closely with Quality Engineering and Software Engineering teams to build robust systems to ensure console software delivered to customers and game studios are of the highest quality. Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain test frameworks, tooling and infrastructure for teams which develop and test software for the Playstation console. Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar tools. Collaborate with Quality and Development teams in the construction of creative test strategies for console system software. Develop telemetry systems and dashboard in order to make data-driven decisions about technical feature development. Required Qualifications Master's degree in Computer science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent 8+ years experience in designing, developing and maintaining tools and applications in C++, Python, or Javascript with a focus on building testing tools, and test frameworks at scale. (C++ and Python experience preferred) Experience with test automation frameworks Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar tools. Comfortable working in Linux and Windows-based development environments. Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and QA teams. Strong debugging skills. Nice-to-Have Skills Experience with test/build automation on PCs, consoles or other embedded systems. Contributions to and familiarity with software testing systems (and general software testing experience) LLVM or LLVM-based C/C++ compilers Experience with developing or testing SDK libraries. Working knowledge of Docker-based test environments. Machine Learning experience Game industry background Japanese Language familiarity a plus Tools and Technologies you will work with Jenkins (CI/CD), GitHub Actions, ArgoCD Python C, C++ or Rust Git, GitHub Containerization technology such as Docker and Kubernetes. 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. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

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