Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer, CMS to design and deliver scalable services at Paramount Streaming. You will become an expert in core components of our content management platform, lead small-to-medium projects, and mentor other engineers — shipping high-quality code across a polyglot stack powering Paramount+, Pluto TV, and CBS.com. What We're Looking For You want to go deep — mastering a system and becoming the person others turn to. You're driven to improve code quality, developer experience, and team processes. You take ownership from design through production and enjoy mentoring others.
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent applicable experience.
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong experience with Java (17+) / Spring Boot and TypeScript / React / Next.js.
- Experience with Python, relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), and CI/CD pipelines.
- In-depth knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and software design patterns.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with content management domains or media/streaming platforms.
- Experience with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and DevOps practices.
- Experience with technical writing and design documentation.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement features, APIs, and services across our stack: Java/Spring Boot, Next.js/React, Python, Kafka/PubSub, and Solr search pipelines.
- Become an expert in one or more CMS platform components — and codify that expertise so AI agents can ramp on it (clear conventions, agent-readable docs).
- Lead small-to-medium projects from inception to delivery, including scoping and coordination.
- Identify and address complex technical issues — debugging, performance tuning, root-cause analysis.
- Proactively improve development tooling, system efficiency, and reduce technical debt.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing — including AI-augmented workflows.
- Collaborate with partner teams to ensure seamless integrations and cohesive experiences.
- Participate in on-call rotation, incident resolution, and RCAs.
- Help grow the team through interviewing and onboarding new members.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k) plan
- life insurance coverage
- disability benefits
- tuition assistance program
- PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
