I am currently partnered with one of the premier sports and entertainment enterprises in the world to assist them in staffing their rapidly expanding technology organization. I am recruiting for a Senior Software Engineer, Streaming Media who is passionate about building engaging video application products for a massive user base. As a Senior Software Engineer, Streaming Media, you will join a world-class team of engineers contributing to award-winning and complex platforms.
The Senior Software Engineer, Streaming Media must have a strong background in delivering high-quality video streaming experiences via HLS and/or DASH and understands OTT integrations and video player frameworks.
If interested, you'll have an opportunity build upon one of the leading sports and entertainment platforms in the world. You will work on a platform that encompasses everything from Sports, Content, Video, Media, and other digital properties. The business is amid tremendous growth and looking to expand upon its already expansive consumer base. They are putting a consistently growing their portfolio of digital and video products, driving new user acquisition strategies, creating greater brand partnerships, and building an even more massive, unified platform. The environment offers a ton of flexibility, allows for a lot of creativity, and you will have a strong voice in the overall development environment.
Role & Responsibilities:
Create large scale global products for live events, on demand content, and other video applications
Join a team in solving challenging problems and enhancing digital products for an engaged user experience
Design and build complex streaming experiences applications with an emphasis on performance, scalability, and high reliability
Use HLS and DASH to deliver high-quality video streaming experiences across web, mobile and OTT devices
Configure and optimize SRT and RTMP for streaming video content
Participate in development, cloud architecture, and agile process methodology
Maintain and expand upon knowledge of multiple languages, frameworks, tools, devices, applications, and their capabilities
Lead and take ownership of critical projects and your own initiatives
Collaborate with a team of extraordinary engineers and streaming media technologists
Influence the innovation of video products used by millions of users worldwide
Full lifecycle software development: requirements gathering, design, develop, test, deploy, and support
Assist in changing the way content is consumed by users across various digital platforms
Skills & Experience Needed:
5+ Years of experience streaming media engineering
Strong Backend API Development experience
Expert level Java and/or Python coding experience
Understanding of distributed systems + closed loop streaming ecosystems
Highly proficient in delivering high-quality video streaming experiences via HLS and/or DASH
Skilled in video QoE metrics, ABR algorithms, and video player frameworks
Familiar with Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) platforms and OTT integrations
Understands Event Driven systems, patterns, and best practices
Experience with SRT and RTMP for delivering video streams over the internet
Cloud experience with AWS and/or GCP
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes
Experience with infrastructure as code - Terraform
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Math or similar
What is Being Offered:
Work within the intersection of technology, media, sports, and video entertainment
Build upon video streaming platforms and products utilized on a global scale
Hybrid work environment - 3 days in a brand new modern office space, 2 days remote
Full Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
Short term and long-term disability insurance
Flexible working hours and environment
Extensive PTO - close to 30 Days to start including personal time off, company holidays and year end break between Christmas and New Years
401k plan with matching up to 3%
Tuition reimbursement
Maternity and Paternity leave
Company friends and family Perks
So, if you are a Senior Software Engineer, Streaming Media who is interested in leading the build out of a massive set of video media platforms for the premier Sports and Entertainment Enterprise in the world, please apply today.