Senior Software Engineer, Privacy

Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.
Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.

Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.

If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

• Partner with legal, product, and technology teams to embed privacy-by-design principles into products and backend infrastructure.
• Translate global privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) into concrete engineering requirements, technical specifications, and system architectures.
• Take technical ownership of privacy codebases and build, enhance, and maintain scalable Privacy infrastructure.
• Develop new privacy technologies and extend existing tools, utilities, automation, and diagnostic scripts.
• Conduct comprehensive privacy compliance audits across Web, Mobile, and Connected TV (CTV) platforms.
• Automate consent management platform (CMP) compliance testing and execute cross-functional integration testing with engineering teams across different business units.
• Create, maintain, document, and execute manual and automated test plans and test cases against our software platforms and applications.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new developer tools, frameworks, and methodologies to assist the privacy engineering team.
• Document existing and new technical processes, maintaining clear architectural documentation for internal teams.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with proficient engineering fundamentals (Git, testing, code review, CI/CD).
• 5+ years of hands-on development experience with JavaScript or TypeScript.
• 5+ years of experience building software tools, utilities, automation, and diagnostics using Python, Ruby, or Ruby on Rails.
• 3+ years of experience developing and deploying cloud infrastructure on AWS or GCP.
• Proven ability to execute automated and manual testing, extend test frameworks, and maintain CI/CD quality gates.

• 3+ years of experience developing, testing, or debugging mobile and OTT/CTV applications across Apple, Amazon, Android, and Roku platforms.Hands-on experience with SDK development, JavaScript bundlers, and build utilities (e.g., Webpack).
• Experience conducting privacy compliance audits and diagnosing configuration issues with IAB frameworks.
• Experience implementing or managing Consent Management Platforms (CMPs).
• Active IAPP Certification (CIPT preferred).
• An affinity for data protection, consumer trust, and privacy-by-design principles in media and entertainment.

About Skydance
Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $124,000.00 - 186,000.00.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards.
This position is bonus eligible.

What We Offer:

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here.
• Generous paid time off.
• Complimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance streaming services and digital news products.
• Robust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more.

Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation during the job application and/or recruitment process. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to paramountaccommodations@paramount.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.