Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Paramount+ is a direct-to-consumer streaming service offering live and on-demand entertainment, sports, and news content. The Senior Software Engineer will optimize video workflows and build scalable cloud-native solutions on GCP and OCI for encoding, packaging, and delivery, while integrating AI-powered development tools and modernizing systems through microservices architectures.
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 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
- Stay current with the latest software engineering and video technology trends to actively influence future innovations
- Foster a culture of collaboration and teamwork across the engineering organization
Skills
- 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- 5+ years with programming languages including Golang, Java, or Python
- Experience with AI-powered development tools, including prompt engineering, AI-assisted coding tools (e.g. Cursor), and LLMs (e.g. Anthropic Claude)
- Experience with container technology and orchestration — Docker, Kubernetes
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- 3+ years designing, building, and maintaining microservices architectures
- 3+ years working with Cloud/SaaS services such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- BS/MS in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience
- Strong technical writing and design documentation skills
- Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field
- Experience with video codecs and protocols — H.264, HEVC, AV1, HLS, RTMP
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Life insurance coverage
- Disability benefits
- Tuition assistance program
- PTO
- Bonus eligible
- Generous paid time off
- Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events
- Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace
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