Software Engineer (Peripheral Devices)

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Software Engineer (Peripheral Devices) - Playstation 

Sony Interactive Entertainment has an extraordinary opportunity in the Tools, Framework and Infrastructure team! We are looking for a motivated and creative individual to help build test tools, frameworks and infrastructure for delivering high quality Playstation consoles and peripherals. 

As a Software Engineer, you'll focus on building test frameworks and infrastructure, automating test workflows, validating Bluetooth and USB-connected peripheral devices such as headsets, earbuds, and controllers across multiple platforms and OS environments. You will collaborate closely with Quality Engineering, Software Engineering, Firmware, Embedded Systems teams to build a robust test environment for these devices. 

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of hardware and software, helping ensure that our console and peripherals deliver reliable and intuitive experiences to millions of players worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain test frameworks, tooling and infrastructure for Playstation console and peripherals

• Develop test frameworks and tools that enable all QE teams to execute both device-level validation and headless test validation.

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar tools.

• Implement infrastructure to manage physical lab and HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) setups – USB switching, power cycling, serial console access, and wireless communication monitoring.

• Interface with Bluetooth and USB protocol analyzers, capture and analyze HCI logs, and verify spec-level compliance.

• Create test tools for measuring audio latency, button latency, battery behavior, and power consumption in real-time scenarios.

• Build tools and dashboards to analyze device behavior and log data from testing platforms.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields 

• 2+ years experience in designing, developing and maintaining tools and applications in either Python, JavaScript, C or C++ with a focus on building testing tools, and test frameworks at scale.

• Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g. Appium, Mocha.js, etc.) 

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems like Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar tools.

• Strong understanding of device-level testing, hardware/software integration, or low-level debugging.

• Experience with testing audio peripherals (headphones, earbuds, microphones) or input devices (controllers).

• Strong understanding of connectivity testing with USB, Bluetooth (e.g. BlueZ stack, HCI tools), or wireless protocols and debugging tools such as sniffers or logs analyzers.

• Knowledge of test frameworks and tools for USB/Bluetooth device validation (e.g. PySerial, PyBluez) 

• Comfortable working in Linux and Windows-based development environments.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and QA teams.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Exposure to audio/video standards and testing frameworks.

• Test Equipment: Ellisys Bluetooth Analyzer, Audio Precision, programmable power supplies, USB switches, relays

• Exposure to audio testing hardware such as Audio Precision APx, or head and torso simulators (HATS).

• Prior experience in game console or consumer electronics testing environments.

• Working knowledge Docker-based test environments.

• Familiarity with wireless coexistence and latency analysis tools.
   

Tools and Technologies you will work with

• Jenkins (CI/CD), GitHub Actions, ArgoCD

• Python

• JavaScript, React, Next.js

• C, C++ or Rust

• Git, GitHub

• Device connectivity tools (e.g., ADB, Bluetooth analyzers)

• Containerization technology such as Docker, buildpack and Kubernetes. 

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