Principal Software Engineer, Platform Technology

Paramount

Principal Software Engineer at Paramount focusing on advancing streaming applications performance and scalability. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners for optimization.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $203,000 - $280,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptRokuTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify and implement strategic improvements to platform architecture to enhance performance and scalability
Explore and validate new frameworks/ideas and translate them into engineering standards
Ensure architectural consistency across multiple platforms (Web, TV, Consoles)
Create performance benchmarks, coding standards, and documentation to improve developer velocity
Foster a culture of technical curiosity and data-driven decision-making among senior and mid-level engineers
Maintain engineering relationships with OEMs (Samsung, Sony, Roku, etc.) for performance optimization and technical certification
Lead deep-dive "hands-on" problem solving and investigations into system performance or memory issues

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent functional experience
10+ years of professional SDE experience, specifically building large-scale consumer-facing applications
Extensive knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript
Solid insight of embedded web-based applications, device constraints, memory management, and rendering optimization
Deep comprehension of advanced rendering technologies like WebGL or OpenGL
Skilled in performance profiling, debugging across multiple environments, and using telemetry systems (New Relic, Datadog)
Awareness with modern CI/CD, version control, automated testing, and observability
Deep knowledge of Smart TV ecosystems (Tizen, WebOS, Roku) or multi-OEM environments
Knowledge of video playback technologies and playback-specific SDKs
Experience building SDKs, shared libraries, or modular frameworks for code reuse
Expertise in GPU/Graphics profiling, shader tuning (GLSL/HLSL), texture optimization, and canvas-based rendering
Experience collaborating with UX/Design teams to translate visual concepts into high-fidelity, performant production code
Experience documenting technical findings (ADRs) in Confluence and managing workstreams in JIRA

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

JavaScriptTypeScriptWebGLOpenGLperformance profilingdebuggingtelemetry systemsGPU profilingshader tuningtexture optimization

Soft Skills

technical curiositydata-driven decision-makingproblem solvingcollaboration