Who’d Love to Work With:
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong experience in developing scalable APIs and backend services. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in building high-performance, scalable systems that support thousands of RPS, along with experience guiding teams and promoting coding best practices. Paramount operates in a multi-cloud environment, leveraging Java with Spring Boot, Golang, and a mix of cloud technologies to support its infrastructure.
What You’ll Do:
● Design, develop, and implement scalable middleware APIs and backend services to support user management and other API services across Pluto TV, using Java with Spring Boot and Golang, capable of handling thousands of requests per second (RPS).
● Optimize and manage existing high-performance systems and services on both AWS and GCP.
● Integrate with services across Paramount streaming to ensure seamless functionality.
● Leverage GCP technologies such as Pub/Sub, GKE, and Cloud SQL to create robust, scalable systems.
● Maintain and support AWS technologies, including EKS, ECS, Lambda, and Step Functions, during the transition period.
● Promote coding excellence and enforce best practices for building scalable, high-throughput systems.
● Actively participate in the design and architecture phases of new features and services, ensuring scalability and performance.
● Contribute to technical strategy and roadmaps for both AWS and GCP environments
● Collaborate with cross-functional agile teams of software engineers, data engineers, and others to deliver new product features.
● Foster an inclusive, positive team culture built on mutual respect.
What You Already Have:
● Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
● 9+ years of experience in software development.
● 5+ years of experience building highly performant, scalable APIs and backend services capable of handling thousands of requests per second (RPS).
● Proficiency in Java with Spring Boot for developing scalable backend services.
● Experience with Golang.
● 3+ years of experience building containerized applications (e.g., Docker) on container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, ECS).
● Hands-on experience with GCP technologies, Pub/Sub, Kubernetes, MySQL, Yugabyte.
● Strong technical communication skills to articulate complex solutions.
● Strong understanding of cloud concepts across AWS and GCP environments.
● Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a global, cross-functional environment with internal stakeholders and customers.
We’re Excited To See:
● 2+ years of development experience in Java with a deep understanding of programming concepts
● Previous experience with Golang or Kafka is a plus.
● Extensive experience with GCP technologies such as Pub/Sub, Kubernetes, and MySQL.
● Demonstrated success designing, developing, and deploying services with high-volume traffic (thousands of RPS) and/or broad usage (millions of MAUs).
● Intermediate to expert knowledge of EKS, GKE or vanilla Kubernetes with practical, hands-on
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