Senior Software Engineer

Paramount•Burbank, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Video Engineering team is in charge of supporting the video delivery and architecture of VOD and Live content streamed on Paramount+ and other Paramount brands. Our team is also in charge of managing services in charge of ingesting content into video cms, encoding, packaging with DRM, delivery and content distribution of premium content to millions of users every day. We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will play a key role in optimizing and streamlining our video workflows. This engineer will leverage AI-powered tools to accelerate development cycles and drive efficiency across our video pipeline. Working closely with the Video Engineering team, they will build and enhance cloud-native solutions on GCP and OCI to support the encoding, packaging, and delivery of VOD and Live content across Paramount+ and other Paramount brands. The candidate will also be in charge of building, deploying, and managing video encoding and packaging applications in the cloud, while collaborating with engineers across platforms including Desktop, OTT, and Mobile.

Requirements

7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
5+ years working with programming languages such as Golang, Java, Python
Experience leveraging AI-powered tools for software development, including prompt engineering, AI-assisted coding tools such as Cursor, and working with large language models such as Anthropic Claude
3+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining microservices architectures
3+ years working with Cloud/SaaS services such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or Google Cloud
BS/MS Degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with container technology and orchestration such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Experience with technical writing and design documentation
Master's Degree in Computer Science or a similar, related field
Experience with video codecs and protocols such as H.264, HEVC, AV1, HLS, RTMP

Responsibilities

Identify bottlenecks and optimize video workflows to improve efficiency across encoding and delivery
Integrate AI-powered tools into development processes to accelerate build cycles and reduce manual effort
Build and manage scalable cloud-native applications on OCI and GCP for video processing
Design, develop, and maintain microservices to support modular and scalable video platform architecture
Collaborate with development teams on re-architecting and migrating existing monolithic systems into microservices-based cloud architectures
Monitor and improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of microservices across the video pipeline
Actively influence future innovations by staying current with the latest software engineering and video technology trends
Foster a culture of collaboration and teamwork across the engineering organization