Sr Software Engineer - Core Web

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Senior Web Software Engineer (New York / Los Angeles / San Francisco / Ft. Lauderdale)

In This Role You’ll:

Paramount is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Web Architecture team, responsible for building and maintaining the foundational frontend platform that powers Paramount+ and other supported brands. In this role, you’ll serve as a technical authority across frontend teams by defining patterns, reviewing architectural decisions, and helping teams navigate complex challenges. The position involves designing, extending, and evolving a shared framework in a fast-paced, collaborative environment that values agility, innovation, and high technical standards.

We are seeking an engineer who can work independently in large codebases, write clear and maintainable code, and balance correctness, performance, and user impact. The ideal candidate contributes beyond their immediate team, communicates tradeoffs effectively, advocates sound architecture with pragmatism, and documents decisions through scalable, asynchronous channels. CI/CD, observability, and code quality are treated as core responsibilities, not afterthoughts.

Responsibilities:

● Build and maintain Next.js micro-frontend applications orchestrated via Module Federation which powers Paramount+ and Pluto.tv Web applications

● Develop and evolve a GraphQL API layer (Apollo Server) consumed by multiple federated frontends

● Contribute to shared packages across a monorepo

● Demonstrate strong communication skills to lead through all aspects of the web platform development cycle, as well as to collaborate with other teams on creating features

● Monitor and improve application performance and observability

● Collaborate, document and coach colleagues in a respectable manner, ensuring established architectural patterns are applied across the codebase

● Partner with our frontend, backend engineering, and DevOps/SRE teams to build and deploy high-performing services

● Help build a culture of socializing architectural standards across frontend teams

● Manage and optimize application dependencies

● Continuously enhance our CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins, optimize processes and tests

● Perform experiments and analyze results

Basic Qualifications You Bring:

● 5+ years of experience with web application development

● BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience

● Deep understanding of web application development and best practices

● Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Design, data structures, and algorithms

● Experience developing responsive websites

● Solid JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, Sass, HTML

● Solid experience developing apps with React (preferably with SSR) ● Experience with Next.js or similar frameworks

● Solid understanding of GraphQL — schema design, resolvers, federation

● Familiarity with monorepo tooling (pnpm workspaces, Turborepo or equivalent)

● Strong testing discipline — Jest, Cypress

● Good understanding of HTTP protocol and caching layers

● Solid knowledge of HTML DOM and Event APIs

● Solid knowledge of web ecosystem tooling — Webpack, Git

● Demonstrated ability to communicate architectural design concepts cleary— in writing, design reviews, and real-time discussions with engineers at all levels

Bonus Skills (nice-to-haves):

● Experience using Module Federation and/or other micro frontend tools/frameworks

● Passionate about delivering without compromising standards

● Experience with microservices, design systems

● Experience with GraphQL, PHP

● Experience with E2E frameworks - with familiarity with Cypress and Synergy

● Working knowledge of Docker and CI tools

● Observability experience (New Relic, Datadog or similar)

● Understanding or experience with Atomic Design Concepts

● Eagerness to collaborate with Product and Design to ensure high standard of UX

● Humility to speak up when lacking knowledge or experience in an area

● Experience working asynchronously across time zones.

Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from Paramount Global, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world’s biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the ability to stream Paramount Streaming’s other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $124,000.00 - 186,000.00. 

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.  

Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.

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