Software Developer in Test, Front End Co-op

Software Developer in Test Front-End Co-op   

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 Group Corporation. 

Job Summary   

We are currently hiring Software Developer in Test (SDET) Interns who are passionate about software quality for our engineering teams in Waterloo, Ontario. Our SDETs are responsible for writing test cases, automating test cases, executing manual tests and maintaining our automated test infrastructure. Our interns work alongside our full-time Software Engineers and QA Engineers on real products and services that millions of customers use everyday. 

Job Responsibilities  

• Designing, developing, maintaining and executing test cases with maximum requirement coverage. 

• Performing functional, integration and regression testing using manual and automated approaches. 

• Collaborating with QA, Developers and Project managers to understand feature requirements, identifying acceptance criteria, and discovering and resolving issues. 

• Working with the teams responsible for the PlayStation 5 Console Store and PlayStation Web Store 

Minimum Requirements  

• Programming experience in popular test scripting languages. 

• Good understanding of object-oriented principles.

• Good understanding of software development life cycle and testing methodologies. 

Preferred Requirements  

• Experience with test automation 

• Proficient with JavaScript and Python 

• Knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3 features and modern browser architecture 

• Familiarity with version control (ex. GitHub) 

• Experience testing single-page web applications 

• Experience working and testing REST API's 

• Experience with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies and strong understanding of engineering best practices 

• Excellent communication skills, and hopefully a good sense of humor! 

Benefits  

• Above average pay based on your current work term, verified by the latest co-op earnings report on the UWaterloo website. Feel free to ask about compensation in the interview! 

• PlayStation game vouchers for select PS5 games that are released during the co-op term 

• PlayStation store credit every month 

• Access to our employee store with discounts on select Sony/PlayStation products 

• Paid lunch for team/company special events 

• Hackathons 

• Career/personal development resources 

A few other things you should know:  

• Our office is a fun, relaxed and casual environment. We’re a tight-knit community of about 50+ full-time employees, and we enjoy welcoming new co-ops each term (we typically have 5 or more) 

• We're currently offering a hybrid work environment, with some folks working remotely and others working from the office. You can choose what suits you best! If you do choose to work remotely, you'll find that we connect heavily over Slack and video conferencing. During lunch breaks and team hangouts you'll find folks playing network-based games and connecting about things outside of work. 

• Please note that Day 1 of your co-op term will be held onsite at our office in Waterloo, ON.   

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. 

Intern Pay Range

$27.50 - $40.60 CAD

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.

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