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We’ve got the brands, we’ve got the stars, we’ve got thepowerto achieve our mission to entertain the planet – now all we’re missing is… YOU! Becoming a part of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we co-create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and aim to leave a positive mark on culture.

• We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer
• Online Inference to join our Applied Intelligence Personalization Team. This role will focus on building and maintaining scalable, low-latency infrastructure to support real-time machine learning inference for engagement and personalized messaging. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience working with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based infrastructure to optimize and deploy real-time ML models.

Your Day-to-Day:

• Design, implement, and manage scalable and reliable infrastructure for online inference services.

• Optimize Kubernetes-based deployments for low-latency model serving and real-time personalization.

• Automate CI/CD pipelines to streamline the deployment of ML models and services.

• Develop observability and monitoring solutions using tools like Prometheus, New Relic, and Open Telemetry.

• Ensure high availability, security, and performance of real-time inference APIs.

• Work with ML engineers and backend teams to integrate inference models effi ciently into production.

• Implement autoscaling strategies for inference workloads based on traffic patterns and model demand.

• Manage Pub/Sub and event-driven architectures to enable real-time messaging and engagement analytics.

• Optimize model-serving infrastructure using Redis, Memcached, and other caching strategies.

• Debug and tackle production issues related to latency, scaling, and reliability.

Key Projects:

• Build and optimize real-time inference infrastructure for collaboration and personalization use cases.

• Develop scalable and secure CI/CD pipelines for deploying ML models in production.

• Implement log aggregation and monitoring solutions for observability and performance tracking.

• Optimize Kubernetes-based model serving for minimal latency and effi cient resource utilization.

• Improve A/B testing infrastructure to track the impact of personalized messaging.

• Enhance streaming data pipelines to support real-time inference updates.

Basic Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.

• Solid experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and ArgoCD.

• Experience working with real-time inference and ML model deployment.

• Deep knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS, or Azure.

• Expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform or Helm.

• Experience with message queues and event-driven architectures (Pub/Sub, Kafka, etc.).

• Proficiency in monitoring and logging solutions (New Relic, Prometheus, Open Telemetry, etc.).

• Deep scripting skills in Python, Bash, or Go for automation.

Additional Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with ML model serving frameworks (Tensor Flow Serving, Triton, Torch Serve, etc.).

• Familiarity with load balancing, API gateways, and caching strategies.

• Understanding of A/B testing frameworks and experimentation analysis.

• Experience optimizing low-latency microservices for ML-based personalization.

• Passion for building and maintaining high-performance infrastructure for real-time applications.

Paramount 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®.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Hiring Salary Range: $139,000.00 - 190,000.00.

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.

What We Offer:

• 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.

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