Lead Software Engineer (Java) in Test
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- • 7+ years of experience in software engineering or quality engineering with robust 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 en
- • 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.
Nice to have
- • Experience mentoring engineers or leading cross-functional automation initiatives.
- • 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.
- Key Competencies
- • Technical leadership – ability to guide teams and evolve automation coverage.
- • Quality mindset – commitment to reliability, maintainability, and continuous improvement.
- • AI fluency – judgment on where AI adds measurable value in testing. • Systems thinking – knowledge of distributed systems and complex media pipelines. • Ownership – ability to drive initiatives end-
- Success Metrics
- • Increased automation coverage across CTV/SmartTV, mobile, and web; reduced manual regression. • Measurable reduction in escaped defects and media playback incidents. • Improved stability and reliabi
- • Faster release cycles through scalable, AI-augmented automation.
- • Broad adoption and consistent usage of the GQE test framework across teams
- #LI-JC1
- 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 premiu
- 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
Full description
Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.
Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.
Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.
If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!
Job Title: Lead Software Engineer in Test
Team: Global Quality Engineering
Location: New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco
Overview
Paramount Skydance Corp. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Test to design, architect, and deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable automated testing solutions across our enterprise platforms. This senior technical role combines deep Java engineering expertise, advanced test automation, media/streaming domain knowledge, and modern CI/CD practices to accelerate quality, reduce risk, and ensure world-class customer experiences across CTV, SmartTV, mobile, and web.
You will be a senior technical leader within the Global Quality Engineering (GQE) organization. You will use and enhance our existing departmental automation framework, define quality strategies, and mentor engineers across GQE to elevate testing maturity and engineering excellence. You will also drive AI-augmented development and testing practices using GitHub Copilot (in-IDE), Cursor, and similar tools.
Key Responsibilities
Automation Framework Architecture
- Enhance and extend 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.
- Establish 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.
AI-Augmented Quality Engineering
- 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.