Senior Web Software Engineer

This is a Full Time Job

#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.

Senior Web Software Engineer (New York / Los Angeles / San Francisco / Ft. Lauderdale)

In This Role You’ll:

Paramount is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Web Architecture team, responsible for building and maintaining the foundational frontend platform that powers Paramount and other supported brands. In this role, you’ll serve as a technical authority across frontend teams by defining patterns, reviewing architectural decisions, and helping teams navigate complex challenges. The position involves designing, extending, and evolving a shared framework in a fast-paced, collaborative environment that values agility, innovation, and high technical standards.

We are seeking an engineer who can work independently in large codebases, write clear and maintainable code, and balance correctness, performance, and user impact. The ideal candidate contributes beyond their immediate team, communicates tradeoffs effectively, advocates sound architecture with pragmatism, and documents decisions through scalable, asynchronous channels. CI/CD, observability, and code quality are treated as core responsibilities, not afterthoughts.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain Next.js micro-frontend applications orchestrated via Module Federation which powers Paramount and Pluto.tv Web applications

• Develop and evolve a GraphQL API layer (Apollo Server) consumed by multiple federated frontends

• Contribute to shared packages across a monorepo

• Demonstrate strong communication skills to lead through all aspects of the web platform development cycle, as well as to collaborate with other teams on creating features

• Monitor and improve application performance and observability

• Collaborate, document and coach colleagues in a respectable manner, ensuring established architectural patterns are applied across the codebase

• Partner with our frontend, backend engineering, and DevOps/SRE teams to build and deploy high-performing services

• Help build a culture of socializing architectural standards across frontend teams

• Manage and optimize application dependencies

• Continuously enhance our CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins, optimize processes and tests

• Perform experiments and analyze results

Basic Qualifications
You Bring:

• 5 years of experience with web application development

• BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience

• Deep understanding of web application development and best practices

• Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Design, data structures, and algorithms

• Experience developing responsive websites

• Solid JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, Sass, HTML

• Solid experience developing apps with React (preferably with SSR) • Experience with Next.js or similar frameworks

• Solid understanding of GraphQL – schema design, resolvers, federation

• Familiarity with monorepo tooling (pnpm workspaces, Turborepo or equivalent)

• Strong testing discipline – Jest, Cypress

• Good understanding of HTTP protocol and caching layers

• Solid knowledge of HTML DOM and Event APIs

• Solid knowledge of web ecosystem tooling – Webpack, Git

• Demonstrated ability to communicate architectural design concepts clearly – in writing, design reviews, and real-time discussions with engineers at all levels

Bonus Skills (nice-to-haves):

• Experience using Module Federation and/or other micro frontend tools/frameworks

• Passionate about delivering without compromising standards

• Experience with microservices, design systems

• Experience with GraphQL, PHP

• Experience with E2E frameworks - with familiarity with Cypress and Synergy

• Working knowledge of Docker and CI tools

• Observability experience (New Relic, Datadog or similar)

• Understanding or experience with Atomic Design Concepts

• Eagerness to collaborate with Product and Design to ensure high standard of UX

• Humility to speak up when lacking knowledge or experience in an area

• Experience working asynchronously across time zones.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION