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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.\nHere, 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.\nIf 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!\nJob Title: Software Engineer - AI Tooling & Quality Engineering Platforms\nTeam: Global Quality Engineering (GQE)\nLocation: New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco\nOverview\nParamount Skydance Corp is seeking a Software Engineer to build AI-powered tools, backend services, and internal platforms that support the Global Quality Engineering organization. This is not an “in test” role - you will be developing production-grade software that accelerates test creation, triage, analysis, and automation workflows across GQE. You will contribute to intelligent systems that improve engineering efficiency and modernize how quality engineering is performed at scale.\nKey Responsibilities\nBuild backend services, CLIs, and internal tools that integrate AI capabilities into GQE workflows.\nImplement features for AI-assisted test generation, log summarization, and defect triage.\nContribute to RAG pipelines, embeddings workflows, and LLM-powered utilities under senior guidance.\nIntegrate AI tooling into CI/CD pipelines and existing automation frameworks.\nCollaborate with QE, Platform, and Data Engineering teams to understand requirements and deliver practical solutions.\nWrite clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews and engineering best practices.\nQualifications\n2+ years of software engineering experience (Java, Kotlin, Python, or similar).\nExperience building backend services, APIs, or internal tools.\nFamiliarity with LLMs, embeddings, or AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.).\nUnderstanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).\nStrong problem-solving skills and interest in AI-driven engineering.\nKey Competencies\nCuriosity and willingness to learn AI-driven engineering.\nProficient coding fundamentals and attention to detail.\nCollaboration and communication across engineering teams.\nOwnership of assigned features and components.\nSuccess Metrics\nDelivery of reliable features within AI tooling platforms.\nImproved triage and test-creation efficiency for GQE teams.\nPositive feedback from internal users on usability and impact.\nHigh code quality and consistent contribution to team velocity.\nParamount Streaming, a division within Paramount Global, is the home to the company's direct-to-consumer services spanning free and paid in the form of Pluto TV and Paramount+. Pluto TV is the global leader in free ad-supported TV, delivering more than 1,400 global channels and an extensive library of streaming content, including live and original channels. Paramount+, digital subscription video-on-demand and live streaming service, combines live sports, breaking news, and A Mountain of Entertainment™. Paramount+ features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME®.\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION\nHiring Salary Range: $110,400.00 - 165,600.00.\nThe 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.\nWhat We Offer:\nAttractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here.\nGenerous paid time off.\nComplimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance streaming services and digital news products.\nRobust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more.\nSkydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)\nWe embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. 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