Software Engineering Intern – Undergraduate

Position Type: Location(s): United States, San Mateo, CA Date Posted: Job ID: R-125836 **Role Summary:** Join the Test Framework and Infra (Cyborg) team at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and gain hands-on experience developing the tools and infrastructure that support automated testing across PlayStation software. Our team builds and maintains test frameworks and infrastructure used across SIE, helping the Quality Engineering (QE) organization improve testing efficiency, expand automation coverage, and ensure reliable software development processes. As a Software Engineering Intern, you'll collaborate with senior engineers and QE partners to design, build, and improve automated testing tools. You'll take ownership of a defined 2-3 month project, with guidance from experienced team members, and gain practical experience in test automation, infrastructure development, CI/CD pipelines, and AI-driven testing initiatives. **What** **You’ll** **Be Doing:** * Analyze QE operations, automation needs, and the tech-stack to identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency and infrastructure reliability. * Collaborate with engineers to explore tools and solutions that expand automation coverage and support reliable test frameworks. * Take ownership of a 2-3 month project to design and prototype a tool or feature that improves automated test infrastructure. * Design, build, and maintain test frameworks, tooling and infrastructure for teams developing and testing software for the Playstation console. * Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions or similar tools. * Develop telemetry systems and dashboards to help teams make data-driven decisions about technical feature development. * Contribute to tooling that supports AI-driven testing initiatives. * Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code while participating in code reviews, team discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions. * Present project findings and recommendations to the team and select stakeholders, gaining experience communicating technical solutions. * Participate in team planning meetings and other activities to learn how engineering teams collaborate and manage projects. **What** **We’re** **Looking For:** * Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related degree. * Familiarity with Python or TypeScript/JavaScript. * Basic understanding of REST APIs, Git and CI/CD. * Comfortable working in Linux and Windows-based development environments. * Strong software debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills. * Ability to work independently, take ownership of tasks, and collaborate effectively with team members. * Interest in experimentation and the ability to communicate complex ideas and analysis clearly, both verbally and in writing. * Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. * Willingness to participate in code reviews, team discussions, and knowledge-sharing sessions. * Broad understanding of microservice architecture is a plus. **Eligibility** * Students with expected graduation between May 2026 and December 2029 from an accredited university. **Undergraduate** * Able to work during one of the following periods: May 17th - August 6th or June 14th - September 3rd. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates. * Must be available for the entire 12-week internship period. At this time, SIE will only consider applicants who are authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from SIE now or in the future to maintain their authorization to work in the United States. 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. 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. Intern Pay Range $50—$50 USD Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.