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Senior Software Engineer, Smart TV/CTV
Location: New York / Los Angeles / San Francisco / Ft. Lauderdale
Overview
You’ll build and ship Paramount’s Smart TV applications across Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, and other CTV
platforms. These apps run on web-based runtimes with tight memory budgets, limited CPU, and hardware that
varies by model year and price point. You’ll write React and TypeScript that performs within those constraints.
You’ll own features from concept through certification. You’ll work with central video engineering, external
platform partners, and Product/Design to deliver what millions of viewers see on the biggest screen in the
house.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain application components for Paramount’s Smart TV apps using React and
TypeScript
Optimize application performance on resource-constrained CTV devices. Profile rendering, measure
memory, fix what’s slow
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Collaborate with central video engineering teams to integrate and optimize video players across platforms
Work with external platform partners (Samsung, LG, and others) to develop, debug, and certify
applications
Manage application state with Redux and RTK. Keep the store clean and selectors fast as the app grows
Write clean, tested code and participate in code reviews. Hold your teammates to the same standard
Coordinate with Product, Design, and Backend Engineering to turn requirements into working features
Work across multiple agile teams and contribute to all phases of the development cycle
Improve CI/CD pipelines and testing infrastructure for multi-platform Smart TV deployments
Document components, platform-specific patterns, and technical decisions
Use AI development tools to move faster and share what works with the team
Required Qualifications
5+ years writing software
2+ years building Smart TV or CTV applications on web-based platforms (Tizen, webOS, or similar)
BS in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience
React and TypeScript. You build components, not just consume them
State management with Redux and RTK. You understand store shape, middleware, and when selectors
cause unnecessary re-renders
Client-side routing patterns (React Router or equivalent)
Front-end fundamentals: HTML, CSS, modern JavaScript. You can debug layout and rendering issues on
a TV runtime
You’ve taken features from concept through delivery on CTV platforms, including certification
CI/CD environments with DevOps and SRE principles
RESTful API integration and data handling
You communicate technical decisions in writing and in conversation. People act on what you say because
it’s clear
You use AI tools (Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or similar) to write and ship code faster
Desired Qualifications
Experience with multiple CTV platforms (Tizen, webOS, Vizio, Xbox, PlayStation, or others)
Performance optimization on TV devices: profiling, memory measurement, rendering analysis. You know
how to find the bottleneck, not just guess
Browser internals knowledge: rendering pipelines, compositing, layout thrashing, and how these behave
on TV runtimes vs. desktop browsers
Video player integration experience (Shaka, hls.js, or native platform players)
Observability tools: Conviva, New Relic, Datadog, Sentry, or similar
Experience working in Agile frameworks across distributed teams and time zones
Rapid proof-of-concept experience. You’ve built throwaway prototypes to answer hard questions fast
Enthusiasm for sharing AI tools and workflows that save the team time
You care about UX on the 10-foot screen and you’ll push back when something isn’t right
You say “I don’t know” when you don’t know
What Good Looks Like
You open a Smart TV codebase you’ve never seen, connect a Tizen emulator, and start diagnosing a
rendering issue the same afternoon
Other engineers read your code and understand it without a walkthrough
You spot a memory leak on a 2020-era LG TV before QA files a ticket. You fix it and write up what
happened
When a certification submission fails, you read the rejection, fix the issue, and flag what the team should
check next time
You own your features end to end. From scoping through deployment, you don’t wait for someone to tell
you what’s next
You know which React patterns cause jank on low-end CTV hardware. You avoid them and explain why to
teammates who ask
You push back when a plan has gaps. You suggest a better approach
You treat the build pipeline, test coverage, and error monitoring like product features
You help your teammates get better. Through code reviews, pairing, or writing things down so the next
person doesn’t hit the same wall
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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: $124,000.00 - 186,000.00.
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
Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)
We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.
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