Senior Software Engineer, AI Products & Agents

Senior Software Engineer, AI Products & Agents Join the Data Products Team within the Data Insights Group (DIG) at Paramount Global. We build the internal platforms that power how the business understands streaming performance, audience behavior, and content strategy. You'll join a small team with outsized impact, working across NextJS applications, FastAPI services, and AI-powered workflows. If you want to own products end-to-end and see your work drive decisions at scale, this is that type of role. What You'll Do: Architect and build internal web applications using NextJS and FastAPI Design and own backend services and REST APIs that power automation tools and AI-driven features Partner with data engineers to integrate BigQuery pipelines and metadata systems into user-facing products Drive features from concept through production, owning technical design, implementation, and reliability Solve ambiguous problems across the stack, balancing delivery speed with maintainability Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance Define and champion engineering standards around code quality, testing, and system design Shape the technical roadmap and architectural decisions as the team scales Basic Qualifications: 5+ years of software development experience building internal tools or data-driven applications Strong proficiency in Python and modern JavaScript/TypeScript Experience architecting production web applications with React or NextJS Experience designing and scaling REST APIs (FastAPI, or similar) Deep knowledge with SQL and cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake), including performance optimization Proven ability to own systems end-to-end: design, deployment, monitoring, and iteration Experience mentoring engineers and spearheading engineering standards Strong communication skills with non-technical stakeholders Additional Qualifications: Experience with workflow orchestration systems (Airflow, Prefect, Dagster) at scale Hands-on experience building production AI solutions, including agents, agentic workflows, and RAG systems Deep knowledge with LLM frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, Google ADK) and their tradeoffs Experience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini) into production, including prompt engineering and cost management Strong background in containerization and cloud infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes, GCP/AWS) Background in data engineering, pipeline design, and building tooling for analysts Experience in media, entertainment, or streaming industries What We Offer: Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages 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 Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status. VH1