Senior Software Engineer, Video Delivery, CDN Orchestration

Company: Paramount Pictures
Location: New York
Posted on: May 2, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Software Engineer, Video Delivery, CDN Orchestration
We are seeking an expert Python developer to work within the Video Delivery and Experience squad, specializing in multi-CDN configuration, orchestration, traffic steering, and observability. The ideal candidate will have a strong proficiency in modern Python concepts, experience with distributed systems and async processing, familiarity with cloud environments, and a collaborative problem-solving approach. Exposure to CDN or streaming video is a plus. The work involves developing next-generation multi-CDN orchestration products to support live events and large VOD brands like Paramount+ and CBS.
Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-quality, modular Python code.
  
• Design and implement APIs for data integration across remote systems, handling failures gracefully.
  
• Review pull requests, ensuring code quality, testing, typing, and documentation.
  
• Contribute to building observable systems with logging, monitoring, and alerting.
  
  Required Technical Skills
  
  
• Expertise in maintainable, modern Python coding.
  
• Strong understanding of async Python patterns, asyncio, threading, multiprocessing; familiarity with Celery.
  
• Knowledge of Python annotations, type hints, modules.
  
• Experience with unit testing using pytest.
  
• Understanding of locking, mutability, scoping.
  
• Proficiency in SQL.
  
• Basic networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, subnets, OSI layers.
  
  Tooling & Ecosystem
  
  
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
  
• Familiarity with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, OCI).
  
• Experience building REST APIs, using FastAPI and Celery.
  
  Additional Qualifications
  
  
• Knowledge of Go or Rust.
  
• Understanding of CDN/MultiCDN architectures and ABR streaming.
  
• Experience with observable systems, log aggregation, metrics, ETL.
  
• API orchestration in multiCDN environments.
  
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform.
  
• Experience designing fault-tolerant distributed systems.
  
  Paramount+ offers a diverse streaming service with live sports, news, and entertainment content. The position offers a salary range of $124,000 - $170,000, with benefits including health coverage, 401(k), life insurance, disability benefits, tuition assistance, PTO, and bonus eligibility. Paramount is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusion and diversity. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans.
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