Senior CMS Engineer - Drive Scalable Streaming Platform

Paramount Pictures; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation & benefits

Generous paid time off

On-site and virtual engagement events

Life at Paramount

Job summary

Paramount Streaming Technology & Engineering is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the CMS platform. You will design scalable CMS services and mentor engineers, shipping high-quality code across Java/Spring Boot, TypeScript/React, Next.js, Python, and search workflows.

You will lead projects, improve tooling, and collaborate cross-team while supporting on-call responsibilities and onboarding new engineers.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Preferred: Solr/Elasticsearch experience.
• Preferred: Kafka / Pub/Sub or cloud platforms (GCP/AWS), Docker, Kubernetes.

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 or systems and codify that expertise for AI agents.
• 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 less senior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing — including AI-assisted 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.

Skills

Java (17+)

Spring Boot

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Python

PostgreSQL

MySQL

CI/CD

Algorithms

Communication

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Solr

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Pub/Sub

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

AWS

Job description

Paramount Streaming Technology & Engineering is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the CMS platform. You will design scalable CMS services and mentor engineers, shipping high-quality code across Java/Spring Boot, TypeScript/React, Next.js, Python, and search workflows.

You will lead projects, improve tooling, and collaborate cross-team while supporting on-call responsibilities and onboarding new engineers.