Principal Software Engineer, Video Technologies

Paramount

New York, NY

Full Time

Senior

177k-225k

2 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer who's passionate about streaming video technology down to the MP4 atom level. You're an expert in Go, cloud-based scalable infrastructure, and modern design principles. You'll lead and deliver complex projects, mentor engineers, and build high-performance services that power low-latency, high-throughput environments! Scalability, reliability, and observability are at the core of everything we build! Joining Paramount means being part of a team that values authenticity, inclusion, purpose, passion, and collaboration, co-creating moments that matter for audiences and employees alike.

Key Responsibilities

Experience writing specifications and technical documents, including reviewing them with partners and revising as appropriate.
Work well with partners across the organization, including at the specification phase.
Carry a project from inception through specification and spec-reviews all the way through to release and initial post-release monitoring.
Explain and be a domain expert on differences of fragmented and non-fragmented MP4 files, Transport Stream vs CMAF, HLS vs DASH and manifests, various DRM Technologies including Widevine/Fairplay/PlayReady, SSAI, CSAI, DAI.
Optimize streaming video delivery for the target device.
Have a full comprehension of networking, distributed systems, and Infrastructure as Code, including TCP/IP networking, DNS, TerraForm, Kubernetes, and Docker.

Requirements

Minimum 15 years professional software development experience.
Expert in Go, including multi-threading, memory management, and context handling.
Strong in SQL-based databases.
Experience integrating FFMPEG into products and workflows.
Open-Source development experience.

Nice to Have

Preferred Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Science, or a related field, or relevant years of experience.
Transparent open-source repositories of some of your projects/code.
Recorded public speaking at conferences such as Demuxed, Mile High Video, IBC, NAB or other technical conferences.

Qualifications

Relevant years of experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Benefits & Perks

Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages.
Generous paid time off.
Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
Benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, disability benefits, tuition assistance, and PTO.
Bonus eligibility.

Working at Paramount

Paramount values authenticity, inclusion, purpose, passion, and collaboration. The company fosters a vibrant community inside and outside the workplace, emphasizing equal opportunity, diversity, and social impact initiatives.

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