$60 – $80 / hour
Listed on Bend Studio’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
PlayStation is seeking a test automation engineer to design and implement comprehensive testing systems across UI, API, and backend services for their gaming platform. This role suits someone with 5+ years of QA experience who can build scalable automation frameworks and advocate for quality practices throughout the development lifecycle.
Our summary, not Bend Studio’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
Skills this role names
- Appium
- Docker
- Git
- GraphQL
- gRPC
- Java
- JavaScript
- Jenkins
- Postman
- Python
- React Native
- REST APIs
- REST Assured
- Selenium
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What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of software testing experience including test plan and case design
- 3+ years of hands-on automated testing for web, mobile, APIs, or backend services
- Proficiency in Python, Java, or JavaScript
- REST API testing and service-oriented architecture experience
- Contract testing framework experience (Pact or similar)
- gRPC and Protocol Buffers familiarity
- Selenium or Appium experience
- API testing tools experience (Postman, REST Assured, GraphQL, gRPC)
- Git, Jenkins, and Docker familiarity
- Software development lifecycle and CI/CD understanding
- Analytical and debugging skills
- Work effectively in agile environments with minimal supervision
- Strong communication skills
Nice to have
- Test or development experience on non-PC devices (phone, game console, set-top box)
- React Native experience
- Event-driven architectures and messaging systems experience
- Test containers, mocking frameworks, and service virtualization
- Microservices and distributed system testing knowledge
- Performance, load, and scalability testing experience