Software Development Engineer in Test - Backend Co-op

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.