Lead Software Engineer

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🏄 California, Colorado, +2 more states – Remote

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💵 $124k - $186k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Paramount

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1912

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📱 Media

Consulting • Marketing • Media

Paramount is a global multimedia entertainment and news company that offers a range of services including direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming through Paramount+. It also owns Pluto TV, a leading free streaming television service, MTV, the world’s premier youth entertainment brand, and CBS Sports, a leader in television sports broadcasts. Paramount Pictures, since 1912, has been a legendary producer and distributor of films, hosting a library of over 1,000 titles. The company is deeply committed to inclusion and impact, focusing on diversity, global sustainability, and content that affects change. Being a significant player in both live and on-demand streaming services, Paramount embraces a wide array of content from sports to kids’ entertainment, comedy, and groundbreaking documentaries, impacting both linear and streaming platforms globally.

📋 Description

• Build, test, and release live streaming video platforms • Perform automation testing across the end-to-end video lifecycle, including acquisition, processing, delivery, and playback • Develop and maintain internal automated QA systems integrated with continuous integration and deployment strategies • Define and develop metrics and alerts for monitoring live streaming events and identifying reliability risks • Mentor and guide engineers while fostering collaboration and technical excellence • Work with internal services to increase QA workflow automation • Review test plans across different points in the video pipeline • Analyze test reports and document bugs • Create and maintain detailed test plans and test cases • Monitor and track defect resolution with developers • Provide QA support before and after deployment, including occasional evenings and weekends • Investigate and resolve live streaming workflow issues using logs and metrics • Ensure platform reliability, scalability, and availability between developers and internal customer teams • Test new product features and provide feedback to product development • Interface with platform teams to build and test end-to-end video streaming workflows • Align test plans for live end-to-end video lifecycle testing • Support video infrastructure QA and monitoring for major league launches such as UFC and NFL • Standardize regression practices and improve automation QA coverage

🎯 Requirements

• Experience developing pytest automated test framework or similar, with familiarity with automated test strategies • Experience working with distributed systems and creating QA strategies for fault-tolerant architectures • 7+ years of experience with live streaming video or distributed software QA • Strong troubleshooting skills • Ability to drive issues to resolution and provide root cause analysis • Experience with HLS, DASH, CMAF, SRT, Zixi, RTP, and RTMP • Experience with H264, HEVC, VP9, AV1, and AAC codecs • Knowledge of DRM, SCTE-104/35, Closed Captioning, and Digital Ad Insertion • Experience with AWS Media Services or competing vendors • Experience with REST APIs, JSON, and XML • Ability to work with internal business units and teams with varying technical backgrounds • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills • Experience with Docker and preferably Kubernetes • Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or OCI and Terraform • Exposure to Python REST APIs, FastAPI, and Celery • BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience • Familiarity with Rust is an additional qualification • Live streaming operations experience is an additional qualification

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401(k) plan • Life insurance coverage • Disability benefits • Tuition assistance program • PTO / generous paid time off • Bonus eligibility • Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages • Opportunities for on-site and virtual engagement events • Opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans