Software Development Engineer in Test

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and backend test suites using Java
• Write high-quality JUnit tests for RESTful APIs, service layers, and backend components
• Validate API schemas, request/response structures, and error-handling scenarios
• Create and execute API automation covering functional, regression, and integration layers
• Collaborate with developers to ensure testability, observability, and quality in new feature design
• Analyze logs, metrics, and service behavior to diagnose and troubleshoot failures
• Participate in Agile processes including refinement, planning, and daily scrums
• Drive improvements in CI/CD pipelines through automation and quality gates
• Contribute to scaling QE across microservices by building reusable test components

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in software QE, test automation, or development
• Strong experience with Java programming (OOP, collections, generics, lambdas)
• Hands-on experience writing tests with JUnit
• Expertise in API testing for REST-based services
• Solid understanding of API schema validation (OpenAPI/Swagger)
• Experience building automation frameworks for backend or microservice architectures
• Familiarity with Git and CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing test plans and performing domain-driven test analysis
• Familiarity with Spring Boot-based microservices
• Experience using IntelliJ IDEA
• Hands-on experience with log analysis and observability tools like Splunk
• Understanding of gRPC service testing
• Familiarity with AWS cloud environments
• Exposure to Python, Node.js, JavaScript, HTML, or CSS

About the Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, SIE is a dynamic technology company delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people worldwide.