
Senior Software Engineer
Paramount
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Burbank • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $124,000 - $170,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Design, build, and support high performance, scalable, and innovative backend systems/services.
- Develop backend APIs, implement system instrumentation, and provide documentation.
- Work closely with other engineers and product management teams to meet fixed deadlines.
- Work in all phases of a rapid product development lifecycle.
- Ensure consistent adherence to engineering standards across the team.
- Develop technical & domain expertise and apply to solve product challenges.
- Ensure code quality and maintainability with evolving architecture and tech stack.
- Mentor and develop junior engineers on the Content API team.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development expertise
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred), or equivalent years of experience
- Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience with common backend technologies such as Java, GraphQL, REST APIs and microservice architectures
- Experience with architecture and delivery of high volume, cached, fault tolerant, multi-threaded scalable systems
- Experience with Java, Linux, Python, Spring Framework, search technologies, distributed systems, and cloud-native technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub, Copilot, Cursor, or equivalent) to support software development, debugging, and code optimization.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k) plan
- life insurance coverage
- disability benefits
- tuition assistance program
- PTO
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaGraphQLREST APIsmicroservice architectureLinuxPythonSpring FrameworkDockerKubernetesdata structures
Soft Skills
mentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationadherence to standardstime management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Engineering