Senior Software Engineer (Java) in Test

About Paramount Paramount is a leading media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Skydance Animation, Skydance Sports, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Skydance Games, and Pluto TV, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

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paramount.com

10,001+ employees

Entertainment Providers

New York

Public Company

759k LinkedIn followers

• 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 Title: Senior Software Engineer in Test
• Team: Global Quality Engineering
• Create Robust & Reliable Automation Coverage across front-end and back-end
• Create and maintain automated tests using our existing Java-based departmental
• test automation framework supporting API, UI, Mobile, CTV/SmartTV, and
• integration testing; introduce reusable libraries, utilities, and patterns to
• improve stability and scale.
• Utilize scalable patterns for reusable test components, data management,
• assertions, parallelization, and distributed execution.
• Integrate the framework deeply into CI/CD pipelines to support shift-left
• testing and continuous quality.
• Champion AI-assisted development and testing using tools such as GitHub
• Copilot (IDE), Cursor, and LLM-based assistants to improve developer
• productivity, test authoring velocity, code reviews, and defect triage.
• Apply prompt engineering and retrieval techniques to accelerate test case
• generation, log/telemetry summarization, video-quality anomaly detection, and
• root-cause analysis.
• Evaluate and integrate functional AI capabilities that measurably reduce
• flakiness, false positives, and triage time within the existing framework.
• Expand automation coverage for video playback, streaming resiliency, DRM
• flows, SSAI/CSAI ad insertion, captions/subtitles, and content protection. •
• Validate QoE metrics (startup time, rebuffering ratio, frame drops, video/audio
• sync, error recovery) across Roku, Fire TV, Android TV/Google TV, Samsung Tizen,
• LG webOS, Apple TV, iOS/Android mobile apps, and modern web players. • Leverage
• media tooling such as ffmpeg/ffprobe, Charles/Fiddler, and player inspection
• APIs for diagnostics and validation. • Ensure consistent adoption of engineering
• best practices, coding standards, and high-quality test development patterns.
• Partner with Video Engineering, Playback/Player, Ads/Monetization,
• CDN/Streaming Operations, and Platform teams to ensure robust validation of
• streaming experiences and ad workflows.
• Collaborate with Product to ensure test coverage aligns to business priorities
• and quality goals. • Work closely with Platform and Data Engineering to support
• scalable test environments, quality data, and telemetry.
• Design and implement complex automated test suites using Java, Selenium,
• Appium, JMeter, Locust, REST-Assured, TestNG/JUnit, and related tooling within
• the existing framework.
• Build and optimize testing strategies including API/contract, integration,
• performance/reliability, and device-level testing for CTV/SmartTV, mobile, and
• web.
• Diagnose and tackle issues related to automation reliability, environment
• instability, device fragmentation, and system integration.

Required

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering or quality engineering with
• solid Java development expertise.
• Demonstrated experience using and enhancing an existing
• enterprise/departmental automation framework.
• Deep expertise in common test automation tools (Selenium, Appium, Playwright,
• REST-Assured, TestNG, JUnit, Maven/Gradle).
• AI experience (must-have): hands-on use of AI-assisted development tools. This
• includes tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot (IDE), Cursor, or similar.
• Candidates should also have useful prompt engineering skills for code and tests.
• LLMs are leveraged for tasks such as generating tests, suggesting code reviews,
• summarizing logs, and speeding up triage.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Argo,
• Spinnaker) and quality gates.
• Proven experience testing media/streaming applications across CTV (Roku, Fire
• TV, Android TV/Google TV), SmartTV (Tizen/webOS), iOS/Android mobile, and web. •
• Hands-on validation of HLS/DASH, ABR, DRM, captions/subtitles, and QoE metrics.
• Cloud experience (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and containerization (Docker,
• Kubernetes). • Solid knowledge of software design patterns, data structures, and
• core engineering principles.
• Quality mindset – commitment to reliability, maintainability, and continuous
• improvement.
• AI fluency – practical judgment on where AI adds measurable value in testing.
• Systems thinking – understanding distributed systems and complex media
• pipelines.
• Increased automation coverage across CTV/SmartTV, mobile, and web; reduced
• manual regression. • Measurable reduction in escaped defects and media playback
• incidents. • Improved stability and reliability of automated pipelines and
• device runs. • Faster release cycles through scalable, AI-augmented automation.
• Broad adoption and consistent usage of the GQE test framework across teams.
• 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.

Preferred

• Familiarity with observability and APM tools (Grafana, Prometheus, NewRelic,
• DataDog) and media telemetry(Conviva, MUX, NPAW etc). • Experience with contract
• testing (PACT), service virtualization, or synthetic media test data. • Exposure
• to CTV/SmartTV automation stacks and remote device labs.

• 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.
• https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount
• 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
• If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you