Software Engineer (Java) in Test

Paramount+; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive compensation

Generous paid time off

Comprehensive benefits packages

Job summary

Paramount+ is seeking a Software Engineer (Java) in Test to design and deliver automated testing solutions. You will create and maintain tests across platforms, integrating the framework into CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in software engineering, strong Java skills, and familiarity with AI-assisted tools. The position offers a salary range of $98,000 to $130,000 and includes comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience using and enhancing an existing automation framework.
• Deep expertise in common test automation tools and practices.
• Solid knowledge of software design patterns, data structures, and engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain automated tests in Java for various platforms.
• Integrate the testing framework into CI/CD pipelines.
• Expand automation coverage for video playback and streaming resiliency.

Skills

Java

Test automation

AI-assisted development tools

Selenium

Appium

Education

3+ years of experience in software engineering or quality engineering

Tools

REST-Assured

JUnit

Maven

Job description

Job Title

Software Engineer (Java) in Test

Team

Global Quality Engineering

Location

New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco

Overview

Paramount Skydance Corp. is seeking a Software Engineer in Test to design, architect, and deliver high‑quality, scalable, and reliable automated testing solutions across our enterprise platforms. This role requires robust Java engineering skills and knowledge of advanced test automation, as well as experience in the media and streaming domain. The goal is to improve quality, reduce risk, and provide top‑notch customer experiences on CTV, SmartTV, mobile, and web platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Champion AI‑assisted development and testing using tools such as GitHub Copilot, 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 useful AI capabilities that measurably reduce flakiness, false positives, and triage time within the existing framework.
• 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.
• 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

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering or quality engineering with robust Java development expertise.
• Demonstrated experience using and enhancing an existing enterprise/departmental automation framework (not building entirely new frameworks).
• Deep expertise in common test automation tools (Selenium, Appium, Playwright, REST‑Assured, TestNG, JUnit, Maven/Gradle).
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar.
• 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.

Key Competencies

• Quality mindset – commitment to reliability, maintainability, and continuous improvement.
• AI fluency – practical judgment on where AI adds measurable value in testing.

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.

Additional Information

Hiring Salary Range: $98,000.00 – 130,000.00. The hiring salary range for this position 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. The benefits available for this position include 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. This position is bonus eligible.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is 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. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to [e-mail].