Senior Software Quality Engineer Contractor
PlayStation Global · United States, San Mateo, CA
Posted 22 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 days PlayStation Global's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 3% of PlayStation Global's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at PlayStation Global
- low 0 stale, 5 reposted of 186 open
- Hiring momentum
- 319 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from PlayStation Global's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for PlayStation Global.
About this role
The Senior Software Quality Engineer will be responsible for developing and executing test strategies for PlayStation peripherals and firmware. This role involves hands-on testing, leading test planning for major features, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with developers to ensure quality is integrated early in the development process. The position emphasizes continuous learning and improvement in quality engineering practices.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of PlayStation Global as an employer.
What you need
- Several years of experience in software quality engineering or a related testing role
- Comfortable owning test strategy and planning for complex features, including scope, release criteria, and test boundaries
- Experienced across functional, exploratory, regression, and integration testing, with good judgment about which approach fits a situation, plus some experience testing APIs
- Familiar with tools like JIRA, TestRail, or qTest, and open to picking up new tooling as needs change
- Able to explain problems, risks, and trade-offs clearly to engineers, product partners, and leadership
- Organized and detail-minded, with experience mentoring others in Agile development environments
Nice to have
- Experience testing consumer electronics, especially peripherals or embedded firmware
- Familiarity with PlayStation products
- Experience testing on Microsoft Windows platforms
- Passion for gaming
- Experience with telemetry tools, validating event tracking, or performance testing
What you get
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Hourly pay structure may not appeal to all candidates
- Background checks conducted at the offer stage
Summarised from PlayStation Global's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by PlayStation Global on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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