Lead Software Engineer – Content Systems

Paramount

Lead Software Engineer overseeing content management systems for Paramount+ and Pluto TV. Designing scalable APIs and collaborating with teams for improved streaming experiences.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRemote • California, Colorado, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $157,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheAWSCloudDockerElasticSearchGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesMySQLNext.jsPostgresPythonReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain high-performance, scalable APIs that power content management
Lead the evolution of Content Systems APIs, including content ingestion, metadata management, search, and editorial workflows
Define and apply API standards and best practices, including versioning, contract design, and backward compatibility
Evolve existing content metadata models and services to support personalization, discoverability, and real-time engagement use cases
Integrate Content Systems with personalization engines, enabling real-time decisioning based on content metadata and user behavior
Collaborate with content, editorial, and product teams to ensure APIs support content lifecycle workflows
Design APIs for event-driven content pipelines, integrating with Kafka, Pub/Sub, or similar messaging platforms
Enable seamless data flow between content systems, personalization services, ad systems, and client applications
Optimize APIs for performance, scalability, and reliability under high traffic conditions and global usage
Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate API and service development, testing, and debugging
Participate in architecture discussions, RFCs, and cross-team technical initiatives
Mentor engineers and promote best practices in API design, content systems architecture, and distributed system development

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent functional experience
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a technical lead or senior engineering role
Proven track record of leading complex technical initiatives to successful completion
Experience using or solid knowledge with AI-powered development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot)
Strong proficiency in Java (17+) and Spring Boot — building RESTful APIs, data access layers, and microservices
Production experience with React and Next.js (or equivalent modern frontend frameworks) using TypeScript
Experience with Python for services, scripting, or data pipelines
Solid knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) — schema design, query optimization, and migration tooling (e.g., Liquibase, Flyway)
Experience with message brokers and event-driven architecture — Apache Kafka, GCP Pub/Sub, or similar
Experience with search infrastructure — Apache Solr, Elasticsearch, or equivalent
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP or AWS) and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes)
Strong CI/CD experience — building and maintaining automated build, test, and deployment pipelines
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to translate technical complexity for diverse audiences
Demonstrated ability to balance technical excellence with realistic delivery

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k) plan
Life insurance coverage
Disability benefits
Tuition assistance program
PTO
Bonus eligible

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaSpring BootRESTful APIsReactNext.jsTypeScriptPythonPostgreSQLMySQLApache Kafka

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingtechnical initiative managementbalancing technical excellencetranslating technical complexity