Junior Software Engineer - SWQA Liverpool, England
Job description
Why PlayStation?
PlayStation isn't just the Best Place to Play — it's also the Best Place to Work. Today, we're recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
Role overview:
We have an exciting opportunity to join Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation. We seek an enthusiastic SWQA Junior Software Engineer to work within the SWQA (Software Quality Assurance) department. SWQA focus on ensuring pre-release software is thoroughly tested before release to the public.
You will be joining our Liverpool based SWQA team as a SWQA Junior Software Engineer. You will work alongside other teams based in multiple geographic regions and time zones, including the wider SWQA team based in Tokyo.
We have an ongoing commitment to nurture and develop your talent. You will have access to comprehensive training materials, including a focused training period when you start with us.
What you'll be doing:
- Working in an Agile team testing best in class enterprise applications that are critical to the core of PlayStation's business.
- Take ownership of and support the applications that your team deliver.
- Collaborating with developers and product owners, as well as the Global SWQA team.
- Contributing to planning and design, reviewing product code.
- Formulating test scenarios, creating test data and ensuring adequate test coverage
- Develop and Improve test automation frameworks.
- Automate test scenarios using the frameworks.
- Knowing and using design patterns where appropriate.
- Setting up the infrastructure to run tests, as well, setting up dashboards for reporting test results in real time.
- Developing tools to assist manual and exploratory testing and performing manual and exploratory testing when required.
- Testing non-functional requirements including performance, security, and accessibility.
- Build infrastructure that ensures business continuity
What we're looking for:
- Automation first mindset & passionate about writing good quality, well designed code
- Thrive in a high performing team environment, looking to share with and learn from other members of the team.
- Have excellent communication skills both verbal and written and be passionate about healthy team culture and collaboration
- Be methodical, analytical and have a streak of creativity that you bring to everything you do
- Have professional experience in some of the following or similar tools and technologies:
- Cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure)
- Test Automation Tools (e.g. Selenium, WebdriverIO, Jest, Puppeteer, Cucumber)
- Test Management Tools (e.g. ALM, qTest, JIRA)
- Modern JavaScript (e.g. ES6, React.js, Node.js)
- Server-side Languages (e.g. Java, Python, Go, C#)
- Git, Jira and Confluence
- Unix/Linux
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus opportunity
- Private Medical Insurance
- Dental Scheme
- Flexible Working
- 25 days holiday per year
- Free PlayStation Games and Discounts on Sony Goods
- Subsidised Soft drinks
- Access to cycle garage and showers
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Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
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