About the role#
As a Software Developer Co-op, you will join a team focused on building the tools and infrastructure that power testing across PlayStation software and hardware. You will work at the intersection of software engineering, quality engineering, and platform infrastructure to develop automated test frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and foundational tooling. Our goal is to enable teams across PlayStation to ship high quality experiences by providing reliable and efficient systems.
What you'll do#
- Work with a team of engineers to improve developer productivity.
- Collaborate with team members across PlayStation to balance and accommodate competing desires.
- Deliver practical and reliable tools, processes, and systems to PlayStation engineers.
- Use qualitative and quantitative metrics to determine priorities and measure effectiveness.
- Change how PlayStation engineers write, share, review, and merge code.
- Build systems to ensure PlayStation developers’ builds are always green.
- Construct tooling and metrics to understand system health.
- Perform engineering tasks to make builds fast and reliable.
What you'll need#
- Experience in Python, C++, or Javascript (C++ and JS preferred).
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
- Comfort working in Linux and Windows-based development environments.
- Strong communication and debugging skills.
- Familiarity with Node, React Native/Web, Kubernetes, and REST APIs.
- Working knowledge of Docker-based test environments.
- Hands-on experience building tools used daily by other developers.
- Ability to work with a wide variety of technologies.
- Experience designing and building systems that scale.
- A pragmatic, results-driven approach and the ability to thrive in a collaborative environment.
Location & details#
- Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
- Work Modality: Hybrid.
- Employment Type: Full-time.
- Term: Rolling.
- Compensation: Paid position with a pay range of $27.50 to $47.10 CAD per hour.
About Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment creates hardware, network services, and games for the PlayStation brand. The company operates as a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. It maintains global functions in San Mateo, London, and Tokyo. Its network of game development studios spans the globe.
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