Sr Software Engineer

Job Description

Sony Interactive Entertainment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Tools, Framework and Infrastructure team. The successful candidate will be responsible for building test tools, frameworks, and infrastructure to ensure the high quality of PlayStation consoles and peripherals. This role involves collaborating with Quality Engineering, Software Engineering, Firmware, and Embedded Systems teams to create a robust test environment.

The Senior Software Engineer will focus on automating test workflows and validating Bluetooth and USB-connected peripheral devices across multiple platforms and OS environments. This position offers the chance to work at the intersection of hardware and software, contributing to the reliable and intuitive experiences of millions of players worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain test frameworks, tooling, and infrastructure for PlayStation consoles and peripherals.
• Develop test frameworks and tools that enable all QE teams to execute both device-level validation and headless test validation.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Implement infrastructure to manage physical lab and HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) setups.
• Interface with Bluetooth and USB protocol analyzers, capture and analyze HCI logs, and verify spec-level compliance.
• Create test tools for measuring audio latency, button latency, battery behavior, and power consumption in real-time scenarios.
• Build tools and dashboards to analyze device behavior and log data from testing platforms.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
• 3+ years experience in designing, developing and maintaining tools and applications in either Python, JavaScript, C or C++ with a focus on building testing tools, and test frameworks at scale.
• Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g. Appium, Mocha.js, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of device-level testing, hardware/software integration, or low-level debugging.
• Experience with testing audio peripherals (headphones, earbuds, microphones) or input devices (controllers).
• Strong understanding of connectivity testing with USB, Bluetooth (e.g. BlueZ stack, HCI tools), or wireless protocols and debugging tools such as sniffers or logs analyzers.
• Knowledge of test frameworks and tools for USB/Bluetooth device validation (e.g. PySerial, PyBluez).
• Comfortable working in Linux and Windows-based development environments.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and QA teams.

Role Offers:

• Top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products.
• Bonus package.