Software Development Engineer in Test - Backend Co-op

Job description

You will work alongside experienced engineers and gain hands-on experience testing backend services and APIs while contributing to the quality and reliability of PlayStation products. Our QE team strives to ensure a high-quality customer experience using standard methodologies in manual and automated testing. **What you’ll be doing:** ● Learn about and contribute to test strategies and automation frameworks with guidance from the team. ● Write and maintain automation scripts that help identify regressions and improve product quality. ● Contribute to functional, integration and regression testing. ● Contribute to automated testing of APIs and microservices, including working with mocks, test data and service dependencies. ● Work in an agile and collaborative environment with engineering, product, program and operations teams. ● Help identify gaps in testing and contribute to improving test coverage. ● Gain exposure to build automation and continuous integration (CI) pipelines. ● Create or improve scripts and tools that make testing more efficient. ● Learn and apply good software quality and testing practices. ● Participate in team discussions, code reviews and testing activities. ● Learn about PlayStation tools, systems and products. **What we’re looking for:** ● Exposure to software development or software testing. ● Experience with automated testing tools or frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, REST Assured, Postman or similar. ● Experience coding through coursework, personal projects or previous work experience in a language such as Java, JavaScript, Python or C#. ● Familiarity with source control, build tools or continuous integration is an asset. ● Interest in learning about API, integration and backend service testing. ● Basic familiarity with HTTP, REST APIs, JSON or similar concepts is an asset. ● Exposure to databases, SQL or validating data across backend systems is an asset. ● Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. ● Good written and verbal communication skills. ● Interest in commerce or payment systems is a plus. ● A methodical approach and attention to detail. ● Ability to work collaboratively, ask questions and seek out information when needed. ● Ability and enthusiasm to learn new skills and technologies. 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. 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. 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. Please refer to our[Candidate Privacy Notice](https://www.playstation.com/legal/careers-privacy-notice/) for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.