# Sr. Software Development Engineer in Test, AI/ML

Hiring organization: [Bend Studio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/bend-studio)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/83337c99-9d49-4e81-a7e2-d2dbedc2b564

Listed on Bend Studio's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: San Mateo, CA
- Salary: 183000 – 274600 USD per year

## Summary

Senior test automation engineer focused on quality assurance for AI and machine learning systems at PlayStation. The role combines test strategy leadership with hands-on automation development, specializing in validating AI model behavior, LLM-generated test cases, and ML-powered features across distributed backend services.

_Our summary, not Bend Studio's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Appium, CI/CD, Cypress, Databricks, Docker, GitHub Actions, Java, JavaScript, Jenkins, JUnit, Kubernetes, LLMs (Large Language Models), Microservices, ML Model Evaluation, Node.js, Playwright, Pytest, Python, React, REST APIs, Selenium

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- 5+ years as SDET or QE engineer on backend and distributed systems
- Experience using LLMs to generate and prioritize test cases for AI systems
- Experience with AI evaluation tooling, prompt evaluation frameworks, or model monitoring
- Testing RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed architectures
- Proficiency in Python, Java, or JavaScript for automation
- Hands-on use of pytest, JUnit, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Appium
- CI/CD systems experience with Jenkins or GitHub Actions
- Cloud and container technologies: AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker
- Database, monitoring, and observability tools
- Understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and release processes
- Problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills

## Nice to have

- Statistical analysis or scenario-based ML output validation
- ML infrastructure, data pipelines, or model-serving platforms like Seldon, KServe, Ray Serve
- Content moderation ML, security, fraud detection, or adversarial ML experience
- High-scale, low-latency online services testing
- Databricks or similar ML platform experience
- Node.js, React, or modern frontend technologies
- Mobile, console, or non-PC platform testing

Apply on Bend Studio's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal/jobs/6009124004