Lead Software Engineer – CTV

Paramount

Lead Software Engineer building and maintaining Smart TV applications at Paramount. Overseeing a team, setting technical direction, and collaborating with engineering teams.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeBurbank • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $157,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptReactReduxTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set technical direction for Paramount's Smart TV applications.
Build and maintain application components using React and TypeScript.
Lead a team of Smart TV engineers.
Architect around CTV platform constraints.
Ship real-time personalization features on Smart TV applications.
Collaborate with central video engineering teams.
Work with external platform partners to develop applications.
Write architecture docs, RFCs, and technical guides.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years writing software
3+ years building Smart TV or CTV applications on web-based platforms (Tizen, webOS, or similar)
2+ years leading a team or serving as a technical lead
BS in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
React and TypeScript at a level where you can design component architectures, not just use them
State management with Redux and RTK
Client-side routing patterns (React Router or equivalent)
Front-end fundamentals: HTML, CSS, modern JavaScript
CI/CD environments with DevOps and SRE principles
RESTful API integration and data handling
Performance profiling and optimization on resource-constrained devices.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
401(k) plan
life insurance coverage
disability benefits
tuition assistance program
PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

ReactTypeScriptReduxRTKHTMLCSSJavaScriptRESTful APICI/CDperformance profiling

Soft Skills

leadershiptechnical directioncollaborationcommunication

Certifications

BS in Computer Science