Senior Manager - Software Engineering
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Job description
Paramount Skydance Corp. is seeking a Senior Manager, Software Engineering to lead a team of engineers building AI-powered tooling, internal platforms, and intelligent automation systems that support the Global Quality Engineering organization. This is not an "in test" role - your team will build production-grade software, AI platforms, and developer tools that transform how GQE engineers test, triage, analyze, and deliver quality at scale.
You will manage a team that includes Software Engineers, Senior Engineers, Staff Engineers, and potentially a Principal Engineer. You will provide technical direction, drive execution, develop talent, and partner with cross-functional leaders to deliver high-impact AI capabilities across brands and engineering pillars. This role requires a blend of proficient engineering leadership, architectural judgment, people management, and the ability to drive organizational change through AI-enabled tooling., Team Leadership & People Management
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Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team responsible for AI tooling and internal platforms.
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Provide coaching, career development, and performance management for engineers across multiple levels.
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Foster a culture of technical excellence, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.
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Drive hiring, onboarding, and talent development to scale the team successfully. Technical Strategy & Execution
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Define and execute the roadmap for AI-enabled quality engineering tools and platforms.
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Partner with Principal and Staff Engineers to set architectural direction and ensure technical rigor.
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Oversee delivery of AI-powered services, RAG pipelines, developer tools, and automation accelerators.
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Ensure systems are reliable, scalable, observable, and aligned with enterprise engineering standards.
Cross-Functional Alignment
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Collaborate with QE leadership, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Playback/Video Engineering, and Product to identify high-value opportunities for AI tooling.
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Translate organizational needs into clear technical requirements and team priorities.
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Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership with clarity and precision.
Operational Excellence
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Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and quality gates for the team.
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Ensure predictable delivery through effective planning, estimation, and execution.
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Drive continuous improvement in development velocity, reliability, and operational maturity.
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Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and resource allocation as needed.
Requirements
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6+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing engineers or leading teams.
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Strong background in backend engineering, distributed systems, or platform development.
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Experience building or overseeing AI-powered systems (LLMs, RAG pipelines, embeddings, automation accelerators).
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Demonstrated ability to lead teams delivering production-grade internal tools or platforms.
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Strong communication skills and ability to influence across engineering and product organizations.
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Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices., * Experience managing teams that build internal developer platforms or productivity tooling.
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Familiarity with quality engineering workflows, automation frameworks, or large-scale testing systems.
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Experience working in media/streaming, distributed playback systems, or device-level environments.
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Prior experience partnering with Staff/Principal engineers to drive architectural strategy.
Key Competencies
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People Leadership - develops talent, builds proficient teams, and drives accountability.
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Technical Judgment - makes sound architectural decisions and guides engineers successfully.
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Strategic Thinking - aligns team execution with organizational priorities and long-term vision.
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Cross-Functional Influence - builds trust and alignment across engineering, product, and QE.
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Operational Excellence - ensures predictable delivery, reliability, and continuous improvement.
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AI Fluency - understands where AI adds value and how to operationalize it at scale.
Success Metrics
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Delivery of high-impact AI tooling adopted across GQE and partner engineering teams.
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Measurable improvements in automation signal quality, triage efficiency, and engineering productivity.
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Strong team health, retention, and career progression across engineering levels.
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Clear roadmap and predictable execution of AI platform initiatives.
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Increased cross-pillar alignment and reduction of duplicated tooling or fragmented workflows.
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Demonstrated uplift in engineering maturity, reliability, and operational excellence.
Benefits & conditions
Hiring Salary Range: $177,000.00 - 220,000.00.
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., * 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
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. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. 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.
