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Sr Software Engineer
| Company | PlayStation Global |
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| Location | San Mateo, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $187700 – $281500 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain test frameworks, tooling and infrastructure for Playstation console 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 – USB switching, power cycling, serial console access, and wireless communication monitoring.
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to audio/video standards and testing frameworks.
- Test Equipment: Ellisys Bluetooth Analyzer, Audio Precision, programmable power supplies, USB switches, relays
- Exposure to audio testing hardware such as Audio Precision APx, or head and torso simulators (HATS).
- Prior experience in game console or consumer electronics testing environments.
- Working knowledge Docker-based test environments.
- Familiarity with wireless coexistence and latency analysis tools.
