Software Developer in Test, Front End Co-op

• Programming experience in popular test scripting languages.
• Good understanding of object-oriented principles.
• Good understanding of software development life cycle and testing methodologies.

• Experience with test automation
• Proficient with JavaScript and Python
• Knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3 features and modern browser architecture
• Familiarity with version control (ex. GitHub)
• Experience testing single-page web applications
• Experience working and testing REST API's
• Experience with Agile/Scrum software development methodologies and strong understanding of engineering best practices
• Excellent communication skills, and hopefully a good sense of humor!

• Above average pay based on your current work term, verified by the latest co-op earnings report on the UWaterloo website. Feel free to ask about compensation in the interview!
• PlayStation game vouchers for select PS5 games that are released during the co-op term
• PlayStation store credit every month
• Access to our employee store with discounts on select Sony/PlayStation products
• Paid lunch for team/company special events
• Hackathons
• Career/personal development resources

A few other things you should know:

• Our office is a fun, relaxed and casual environment. We’re a tight-knit community of about 50+ full-time employees, and we enjoy welcoming new co-ops each term (we typically have 5 or more)
• We're currently offering a hybrid work environment, with some folks working remotely and others working from the office. You can choose what suits you best! If you do choose to work remotely, you'll find that we connect heavily over Slack and video conferencing. During lunch breaks and team hangouts you'll find folks playing network-based games and connecting about things outside of work.
• Please note that Day 1 of your co-op term will be held onsite at our office in Waterloo, ON.

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.

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 for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.