DEVELOPMENT QA ENGINEER

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

About Team ASOBI:

Team ASOBI is a first-party PlayStation Studio located in Tokyo, Japan, responsible for the critically acclaimed ASTRO BOT for PS5. The team is looking to expand by bringing worldwide talents with high skills, passion, and a playful, collaborative mind. The Studio has a mission to create top quality, innovative games for players of all ages on PlayStation.

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Responsibilities:

• Play and test our game titles in various phases of development.
• Report bugs daily in our custom database.
• Investigate specific issues upon request from the development team.
• Design and customise our bug database to be the best fit for Team ASOBI developers.
• Besides game titles, test and report issues related to internal tools used by the development team (for example custom features added to Maya…)
• Welcome new QA teams sent to work on our games on periodical basis.
• Train these QA teams to adapt the right bug-seeking mindset for our games.
• Design test plans.
• Lead and organise QA team distribution according to their skill sets.
• Localization testing coordination.
• Builds check and distribution to various external partners (content rating agencies, award agencies etc…)
• Take on various other Production assistance jobs as needed in periods of down-time.
  
  

Required Skill and Experience:

• 3 to 5 years’ experience testing games for home consoles and PC.
• Curious mind who can play the game in unexpected ways and find rare issues.
• Ability to reduce reproduction steps to the bare minimum.
• Extremely high-quality standards for games.
• Good knowledge of standard software packages (Office, Jira, Photoshop…).
• Good eye for visual presentation in their own work (PPT, Doc, Wiki pages…)
• Friendly, communicative.
• Willing to learn new software and methodology.
• Passion for working directly with developers.
• Understanding of each discipline that makes up a game team.
  
  

Language proficiency

• Fluent level of Japanese Language proficiency
• English language proficiency is not required though interest for learning should exist (lessons will be provided and paid for).
  
  

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.