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Quality Engineering Intern opportunity at PlayStation. This is a 12-week, hands-on role involving test plan creation, automation, and collaboration with senior engineers. Must have experience with Java programming, RESTful web services, and a passion for quality assurance.

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.

Quality Engineer Intern - Masters

San Diego, CA or Remote

About the Team:

Our team is leading platform transformations to support multi-tenancy, domain separation, revamping the financial ledger, guest checkout, and more. We are committed to delivering innovative solutions that enhance the payment experience for PlayStation users worldwide.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a Quality Engineering Intern, you will work in an Agile Scrum environment to support quality engineering activities in the payments space. This is a hands-on role where you will collaborate closely with Senior QE engineers and developers to ensure our software products meet the highest standards of quality. You will:

  • Work with Senior QE engineers and developers to create and execute test plans for new functionality
  • Write automated test cases to support these plans
  • Collaborate with globally distributed teams to continuously deliver high-quality software products that delight Sony customers
  • Create and maintain regression and smoke test suites
  • Serve as a quality gate by providing release sign-off to ensure our solutions meet user expectations

What We’re Looking For:

  • Projected to graduate by Spring 2026
  • Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in any Engineering field
  • Passion for quality assurance and interest in quality processes
  • Hands-on experience with Java programming
  • Understanding of RESTful web services and web application concepts
  • Ability to estimate the effort and size of features
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Eligibility:

  • Able to work during one of the following periods: May 19th - August 8th or June 16th - September 5th.
  • Must be available for the entire 12-week internship period.
  • Open to students who are U.S. citizens or international students with an F-1 visa.
  • Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.

Our intern positions offer a fixed hourly pay rate. Please note that the pay rate is exclusive to the internship period and may not reflect what pay may look like following the completion of an internship.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.

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.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$45 — $54 USD

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, maternity or parental status, 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.

$45.0K - $54.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$49.5K/yr avg.
San Diego, California, United States

About The Company

Want to take your career to the next level? Search open job vacancies at any of the Sony Interactive sites by visiting playstation.com/careers/


Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.  


For more information about our company, please visit SonyInteractive.com. For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.

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