Sr Software QA Engineer (Contractor)

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Do you have a passion for delivering the best experiences to users? We are looking for self-motivated, quick-starter and highly proactive Senior Software QA Engineer to join our Client QA team, who is responsible for ensuring delivery of features on PlayStation's Mobile App!

At PlayStation, we are passionate about innovation, collaboration and technology. We love building the systems that millions of people use and are our own first customers. We strive to be at the forefront of development technologies and are a diverse company with teams on four continents. Role will be hybrid in San Mateo, CA.

Primary Responsibilities

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Review product requirements and design documents to understand how the feature works on the PlayStation mobile app and build effective testing strategies.

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Drive the QA Plan for UI testing; build concrete test plans, write test cases, and implement them to ensure the quality of features. Identify testing needs for l10n, a11y, and performance testing.

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Write and maintain automated test scripts, review code for quality and testability, and leverage metrics to drive continuous improvement in product reliability

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Responsible for release activities and be involved in post-release QA activities.

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Ownership of maintaining test cases and the defect backlog. Report, track and verify defects.

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Provide status reports to QA Manager and other partners.

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Understanding of layered architecture of a software and how to optimally test such a system.

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Passionate about Quality and strives to improve process, proposes standard methodologies and drives their usage across multiple teams.

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Mentor other team members to level-up the skills and quality of the team, and provide advice to teams within engineering.

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Promote use of automation across teams to improve speed of testing. Ability to debug failures.

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Monitor and maintain various Jenkins Jobs and report statuses

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Work with globally distributed teams to engage early and provide continuous delivery of high quality software products that delight Sony customers

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Interact and work on a day-to-day basis with various team members outside of QE organization.

Qualifications

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Minimum BS degree in CS or a related field, or ability to demonstrate equivalent knowledge

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5+ years of experience in building and executing test plans and test cases

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Experience testing mobile applications(iOS and Android)

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Extensive background in QA methodologies and experience developing and implementing comprehensive test suites

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Ability to estimate effort and size of features

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Experience with test case management systems & JIRA database systems

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Experience with agile development methodologies and TDD processes

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Understanding of automation test framework like pytest

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Practical experience using development and deployment tools like Git, Jenkins, Docker

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Experience with Selenium or Appium

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Strong technical, analytical and problem-solving skills

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Able to work independently and as part of a team

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Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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Experience with at least one modern web application framework, preferably React Native

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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.
$55—$70 USD

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