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Senior Manager - Software Engineering

Paramount · New York, NY · 5 days ago
On-siteEngineering$177k–$265k/yrFull-time

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership & People Management
    • Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team responsible for AI tooling and internal platforms.
    • Provide coaching, career development, and performance management for engineers across multiple levels.
    • Foster a culture of technical excellence, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.
    • Drive hiring, onboarding, and talent development to scale the team successfully.
    • Technical Strategy & Execution
      • Define and execute the roadmap for AI-enabled quality engineering tools and platforms.
      • Partner with Principal and Staff Engineers to set architectural direction and ensure technical rigor.
      • Oversee delivery of AI-powered services, RAG pipelines, developer tools, and automation accelerators.
      • Ensure systems are reliable, scalable, observable, and aligned with enterprise engineering standards.
      • Cross-Functional Alignment
        • Collaborate with QE leadership, Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Playback/Video Engineering, and Product to identify high-value opportunities for AI tooling.
        • Translate organizational needs into clear technical requirements and team priorities.
        • Communicate progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership with clarity and precision.
        • Operational Excellence
          • Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and quality gates for the team.
          • Ensure predictable delivery through effective planning, estimation, and execution.
          • Drive continuous improvement in development velocity, reliability, and operational maturity.
          • Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and resource allocation as needed.

      Qualifications

      • 6+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing engineers or leading teams.
      • Strong background in backend engineering, distributed systems, or platform development.
      • Experience building or overseeing AI-powered systems (LLMs, RAG pipelines, embeddings, automation accelerators).
      • Demonstrated ability to lead teams delivering production-grade internal tools or platforms.
      • Strong communication skills and ability to influence across engineering and product organizations.
      • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices.

      Preferred Qualifications

      • Experience managing teams that build internal developer platforms or productivity tooling.
      • Familiarity with quality engineering workflows, automation frameworks, or large-scale testing systems.
      • Experience working in media/streaming, distributed playback systems, or device-level environments.
      • Prior experience partnering with Staff/Principal engineers to drive architectural strategy.

      Benefits

      • Hiring Salary Range: $176,800.00 - 265,200.00.
      • Bonuses are eligible.
      • Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO.
      • Generous paid time off.
      • 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.

      Pay

      Hiring Salary Range: $176,800.00 - 265,200.00.

      Schedule

      Not specified.

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