Senior Software Engineer, Experimentation Platform – Backend Services

Paramount

Senior Software Engineer building backend services for experimentation at Paramount Streaming. Collaborating with product teams and mentoring juniors in a dynamic environment.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeBurbank • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftAWSBigQueryCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesNode.jsRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain backend services that support experimentation and feature delivery across the streaming technology stack.
Implement components of a real-time experiment decisioning engine, including request evaluation, bucketing logic, and configuration propagation.
Build and operate parts of the feature exposure and telemetry pipeline, including experiment assignment logging and event ingestion.
Contribute to experimentation standards and best practices, helping teams design and run experiments effectively.
Partner with product managers and data science teams to ensure experimentation capabilities support business and product goals.
Improve developer experience through tooling, SDKs, CI/CD enhancements, and production safety practices.
Participate in architecture reviews, design discussions, and RFCs within the team and broader organization.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a collaborative, learning-oriented engineering culture.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
6+ years of professional software engineering experience building backend services and distributed systems.
Strong experience designing and developing backend services in languages such as Go, Java, Rust, or Node.js.
Experience with cloud infrastructure and cloud-native architectures (AWS, GCP, OCI), including containers and Kubernetes.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices.
Experience with automated testing and modern test methodologies.
Experience building or contributing to platform services, internal tooling, or shared libraries used by multiple teams.
Familiarity with experimentation platforms (e.g., Optimizely, LaunchDarkly) or feature flag systems.
Hands-on experience with streaming or event-based systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub, Kinesis).
Experience working with relational databases and/or analytical data stores (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift).
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
Generous paid time off.
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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend servicesdistributed systemsGoJavaRustNode.jscloud infrastructureKubernetesautomated testingstreaming systems

Soft Skills

strong communication skillscollaborationmentoringteamworklearning-oriented culture