Senior Software Engineer (Java) in Test

Paramount Pictures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Generous paid time off

Bonus eligibility

Tuition assistance program

Job summary

Paramount Pictures is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Test in New York, responsible for designing and delivering reliable automated testing solutions. The role demands extensive experience in Java and test automation, alongside a solid understanding of CI/CD practices. This position fosters cross-functional collaboration while exploring AI-assisted methodologies for quality enhancement. Join Paramount to be part of a dynamic team in the media industry, with benefits including attractive compensation and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering or quality engineering.
• Expertise in Java and test automation frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools and media streaming applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated testing solutions in Java.
• Collaborate with various teams to ensure quality testing.
• Explore and implement AI-assisted tools to improve testing practices.

Skills

Java engineering

Test automation

AI-assisted development

CI/CD practices

Cross-platform testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Selenium

Appium

JMeter

REST-Assured

GitHub Actions

Job description

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Overview

Paramount Skydance Corp. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Test to design, architect, and deliver high‑quality, scalable, and reliable automated testing solutions across our enterprise platforms. This role requires proficient Java engineering skills, advanced test‑automation expertise, and knowledge of the media and streaming industry. You will use modern CI/CD practices to improve quality and reduce risk, supporting CTV, SmartTV, mobile, and web platforms.

As a member of the Global Quality Engineering (GQE) organization, you will utilize our existing departmental automation framework, help drive quality strategies, mentor engineers across GQE, and elevate testing maturity. You will also explore AI‑augmented development and testing practices with tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot (IDE), Cursor, and similar LLM‑based assistants.

Key Responsibilities

Create Robust & Reliable Automation Coverage across front‑end and back‑end

• Create and maintain automated tests using our existing Java‑based departmental test automation framework supporting API, UI, Mobile, CTV/SmartTV, and integration testing; introduce reusable libraries, utilities, and patterns to improve stability and scale.
• Utilize scalable patterns for reusable test components, data management, assertions, parallelization, and distributed execution.
• Integrate the framework deeply into CI/CD pipelines to support shift‑left testing and continuous quality.

AI‑Augmented Quality Engineering

• Champion AI‑assisted development and testing using tools such as GitHub Copilot (IDE), Cursor, and LLM‑based assistants to improve developer productivity, test authoring velocity, code reviews, and defect triage.
• Apply prompt engineering and retrieval techniques to accelerate test case generation, log/telemetry summarization, video‑quality anomaly detection, and root‑cause analysis.
• Evaluate and integrate functional AI capabilities that measurably reduce flakiness, false positives, and triage time within the existing framework.

Media & Multi‑Platform Quality

• Expand automation coverage for video playback, streaming resiliency, DRM flows, SSAI/CSAI ad insertion, captions/subtitles, and content protection.
• Validate QoE metrics (startup time, rebuffering ratio, frame drops, video/audio sync, error recovery) across Roku, Fire TV, Android TV/Google TV, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, Apple TV, iOS/Android mobile apps, and modern web players.
• Leverage media tooling such as ffmpeg/ffprobe, Charles/Fiddler, and player inspection APIs for diagnostics and validation.
• Ensure consistent adoption of engineering best practices, coding standards, and high‑quality test development patterns.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Video Engineering, Playback/Player, Ads/Monetization, CDN/Streaming Operations, and Platform teams to ensure robust validation of streaming experiences and ad workflows.
• Collaborate with Product to ensure test coverage aligns to business priorities and quality goals.
• Work closely with Platform and Data Engineering to support scalable test environments, quality data, and telemetry.

Technical Execution

• Design and implement complex automated test suites using Java, Selenium, Appium, JMeter, Locust, REST‑Assured, TestNG/JUnit, and related tooling within the existing framework.
• Build and optimize testing strategies including API/contract, integration, performance/reliability, and device‑level testing for CTV/SmartTV, mobile, and web.
• Diagnose and tackle issues related to automation reliability, environment instability, device fragmentation, and system integration.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering or quality engineering with solid Java development expertise.
• Demonstrated experience using and enhancing an existing enterprise/departmental automation framework.
• Deep expertise in common test‑automation tools (Selenium, Appium, Playwright, REST‑Assured, TestNG, JUnit, Maven/Gradle).
• AI experience (must‑have): hands‑on use of AI‑assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot (IDE), Cursor, or similar; prompt engineering skills for code and tests.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Argo, Spinnaker) and quality gates.
• Proven experience testing media/streaming applications across CTV (Roku, Fire TV, Android TV/Google TV), SmartTV (Tizen/webOS), iOS/Android mobile, and web.
• Hands‑on validation of HLS/DASH, ABR, DRM, captions/subtitles, and QoE metrics.
• Cloud experience (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid knowledge of software design patterns, data structures, and core engineering principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with observability and APM tools (Grafana, Prometheus, NewRelic, DataDog) and media telemetry (Conviva, MUX, NPAW, etc).
• Experience with contract testing (PACT), service virtualization, or synthetic media test data.
• Exposure to CTV/SmartTV automation stacks and remote device labs.
• Quality mindset – commitment to reliability, maintainability, and continuous improvement.
• AI fluency – practical judgment on where AI adds measurable value in testing.
• Systems thinking – understanding of distributed systems and complex media pipelines.

Success Metrics

• Increased automation coverage across CTV/SmartTV, mobile, and web; reduced manual regression.
• Measurable reduction in escaped defects and media playback incidents.
• Improved stability and reliability of automated pipelines and device runs.
• Faster release cycles through scalable, AI‑augmented automation.
• Broad adoption and consistent usage of the GQE test framework across teams.

What We Offer

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here:https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• 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.
• Explore life at Paramount: https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount

Additional Information

Hiring Salary Range: $110,000.00 - 145,000.00. The range applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job‑related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. This position is bonus eligible and includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. Paramount is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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