Sr Live Video Quality Software Engineer

#WeAreParamount on a mission to unleash the power of content… you in?

We’ve got the brands, we’ve got the stars, we’ve got the power to achieve our

mission to entertain the planet – now all we’re missing is… YOU! Becoming a part

of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize

the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we

co-create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and

aim to leave a positive mark on culture.

Job Posting Title: Sr Live Video Quality Engineer

Department: Video Technology Group

About Us:

Paramount direct-to-consumer is a division of Paramount Skydance Corporation

that encompasses both free, paid, and premium streaming services including

Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS Sports Digital and CBS News Digital.

Description

Division Overview:

The Video Technology Group delivers industry-leading streaming solutions,

setting company-wide video standards and enabling premium content delivery to

millions daily. The team drives innovation in digital video and supports

integration of video delivery systems across all Paramount products.

As part of this group, the Live Video Platform team builds and maintains live

streaming encoding platforms, manages video processing and publishing workflows,

and integrates with CMS and publishing pipelines. This role involves working on

high-visibility, mission-critical projects that leverage cutting-edge

technologies to deliver exceptional video experiences and maximize user

engagement and revenue.

Role Details:

Do you have a passion for live streaming? Are you a builder that enjoys creating

innovative solutions? Do you love to solve problems and continually learn? Do

you have a strong background in video streaming and compression? Does sharing

your knowledge and collaborating across multiple teams in a DevOps culture sound

exciting to you? If you answered yes, then we may be looking for you!

Your Day-to-Day:

● Quality Assurance workflows across a suite of back-end and front-end

frameworks

● Other video QA and software engineers to build, test, and release these

video platforms

● Automation testing across the whole end-to-end video lifecycle, including

acquisition, processing, delivery and playback.

● Development and maintenance of internal automated QA systems, ensuring that

QA testing is seamlessly integrated with continuous integration and deployment

strategies

● Define and develop useful metrics and alerts for monitoring live streaming

events and proactively identify reliability risks.

● Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and

technical excellence.

● Working with internal services to increase automation of the QA workflow.

● Reviewing test plans with team members to test across different points in

the video pipeline.

● Analyzing test reports, and thoroughly documenting bugs.

● Create and maintain detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans

and test cases.

● Monitor and track resolution of defects, coordinating with developers in

order to prevent, report, and resolve defects

● Provide QA support both pre and post deployment including occasional

evenings and weekends.

● Investigate and resolve issues in live streaming workflows by collecting

relevant logs and metrics, diving into troubleshooting, and suggesting

mitigations.

● Sitting between developers and internal customer teams to ensure platform

reliability, scalability & availability.

● Working with the development team to test new product features and provide

feedback into product development for our video streaming platform.

● Interfacing with other platform teams to build and test video streaming

workflows end-to-end.

Key Projects:

● Aligning test plans to cover Live end-to-end video lifecycle testing.

● Support Video infrastructure QA and Monitoring for major league launches

like UFC, NFL

● Standardizing regression practices across application platforms and

improving automation QA coverage.

Qualifications

• You have -
• ● Experience developing pytest automated test framework (or similar) and
• familiarity with a range of automated test strategies.
• ● Experience working with distributed systems and creating QA strategies to
• enhance fault-tolerant of such architectures.
• ● 7+ years of experience with live streaming video or distributed software
• QA.
• ● Strong troubleshooting skills.
• ● Drive issues to resolution and provide root cause analysis if needed.
• ● Experience with streaming protocols such as HLS, DASH, CMAF, SRT, Zixi,
• RTP, RTMP.
• ● Experience with modern video & audio codecs such as H264, HEVC, VP9, AV1,
• AAC.
• ● Knowledge and understanding of DRM, SCTE-104/35, Closed Captioning, Digital
• Ad Insertion.
• ● Experience with AWS Media Services (MediaLive, MediaConnect, MediaPackage)
• and / or competing vendors (Zixi, Unified Origin, ATETE, Harmonic, Bitmovin).
• ● Experience with REST APIs and data-interchange formats such as JSON and
• XML.
• ● The ability to successfully work with internal business units & teams with
• varying technical backgrounds.
• ● Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• ● Tooling & Ecosystem:
• ○ Experience with Docker and, preferably, Kubernetes.
• ○ Familiarity with working within cloud providers (AWS, GCP, OCI) and
• infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• ○ Exposure to building Python REST APIs. We use FastAPI with Celery for
• distributed task processing.
• ● BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or
• equivalent practical experience.
• You might also have -
• ● Familiarity of Rust
• ● Live streaming operations experience.
• Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live
• streaming service from Paramount Global, combines live sports, breaking news,
• and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an
• expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every
• genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS,
• Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian
• Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming,
• including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more,
• plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of
• the world’s biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables
• subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the
• ability to stream Paramount Streaming’s other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news,
• CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment
• coverage.
• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Hiring Salary Range: $130,200.00 - 195,300.00.
• The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California,
• Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the
• successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but
• not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and
• education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental,
• vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition
• assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the
• appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.
• What We Offer:
• * Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our
• full list of benefits here:https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• * Generous paid time off.
• * An 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.
• * Explore life at Paramount:
• https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount
• Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.
• At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do,
• on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee
• benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that
• opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the
• benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are
• committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity,
• ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age,
• citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender
• expression, and Veteran status.
• If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you
• may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your
• ability to use or access https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your
• disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or
• by sending an email to [email protected]. Only messages left
• for this purpose will be returned.