Senior Android Architect: AI‑Driven Lead Engineer

Paramount Pictures

Burbank (CA)

On-site

USD 156,800 - 235,200

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Comprehensive benefits

On-site and virtual engagement events

Dynamic team within Paramount Pictures

Job summary

Paramount Pictures is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Android to drive architectural direction for Android apps and deliver high-quality, scalable mobile solutions. You will lead AI-enabled development, mentor engineers, and collaborate across product, design, and backend teams to align technical efforts with business goals.

The role requires deep Android expertise, strong coding standards, and hands-on leadership in a fast-moving media environment.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
7+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 6 years focused on Android development.
Demonstrated history of leading and delivering multiple large-scale Android projects in a production environment with multiple scrum teams in an agile process.
Proven track record of architectural ownership and driving technical decisions.
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to facilitate conversations with business partners in project definition, business requirements definition and functional design sessions.
Eye for quality and user experience.
Translate business objectives into software requirements.

Responsibilities

Drive the architectural direction and design of Android applications.
Establish best practices for coding, testing, and deployment.
Evangelize new tools, frameworks, and processes for continued innovation and development efficiency.
Prepare architectural diagrams and technical specifications for the engineering team to deliver high quality, maintainable software.
Lead architectural discussions around feature development and software development best practice.
Involvement in performance and playback optimizations, overall app stability and profiling.
Design, develop, test, and deploy new solutions as well as maintain, integrate and improve existing solutions using modern technologies and industry best practices.
Ensure robust performance, responsiveness, and quality of applications, troubleshooting and debugging as needed.
Leverage AI-driven coding assistants like Copilot, Cursor, or Claude as a core component of the daily engineering lifecycle.
Partner with technical leadership to establish and optimize safe, high-impact practices for utilizing AI tools within the development team.
Drive cross-functional initiatives to integrate LLM and ML capabilities into product features, such as advanced search, discovery, and personalized content understanding.
Mentor mid- and senior-level engineers, sharing technical expertise and guiding professional growth.
Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and consistency across the team.
Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to clarify requirements.
Coordinate with backend services and APIs to ensure seamless integration and feature delivery.
Enhance software development processes and policies, driving continuous improvement in code quality, development speed, and overall team productivity.
Stay current with emerging Android technologies, libraries, and trends, recommending their adoption where beneficial.