Senior Software Quality Engineer (Contract)

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end testing activities for iOS mobile applications, including functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Review product requirements, UX flows, and technical designs to identify test scenarios and develop comprehensive test plans.
• Perform manual and automated testing using iOS simulators, physical devices, and cloud testing platforms such as Sauce Labs or BrowserStack.
• Collaborate with developers and SDETs to identify opportunities to increase automation coverage and improve overall test effectiveness.
• Execute and validate automated test suites, investigate failures, and support troubleshooting of automation issues.
• Analyze application logs, reproduce reported issues, validate bug fixes, and assist with root cause analysis.
• Create clear and actionable defect reports, including reproduction steps, logs, screenshots, and supporting evidence.
• Test mobile application interactions with backend services through API and integration testing, including testing with mocked services when appropriate.
• Support continuous integration and release validation by executing automated and manual test activities within CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, architecture, QA, and operations in an agile development environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with strong hands-on experience testing iOS mobile applications.
• Experience creating test plans, identifying test scenarios, and executing comprehensive manual and automated testing.
• Hands-on experience with mobile automation frameworks such as Appium and familiarity with Python-based automation.
• Understanding of the iOS application release lifecycle, including TestFlight, build pipelines, versioning, and release validation.
• Experience testing on iOS simulators, physical devices, and cloud testing platforms such as Sauce Labs or BrowserStack.
• Familiarity with automation frameworks such as Pytest, WebdriverIO, or Playwright, with the ability to review automated tests, troubleshoot failures, and collaborate with automation engineers.
• Basic programming or scripting experience (Python preferred; Java, JavaScript, or C# is a plus) sufficient to understand automation frameworks, troubleshoot failures, and contribute where appropriate.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across distributed teams.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and adapt in a fast-paced development environment.

Qualifications

• Nice to have: Experience testing PlayStation or gaming-related applications.
• Familiarity with PlayStation SDKs.
• Experience with GitHub Actions.
• Experience testing applications that interact with cloud services or REST APIs.