Sr. Software Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Video Encoding and Delivery team.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance our video ingestion, encoding, packaging, and validation systems to support scalable, secure, and standards-compliant video delivery (e.g., DASH, HLS, CMAF).
• Own features and services that manage the content lifecycle—from ingestion through final packaging and readiness for playback.
• Integrate seamlessly with ad-related workflows, ensuring proper signaling and playback behavior.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to optimize compatibility and performance across diverse platforms.
• Partner with quality and test engineers to automate validation and ensure accurate, efficient content delivery.
• Contribute to platform reliability by building systems that are observable, maintainable, and scalable in modern cloud environments.
• Support future efforts to build internal tools and services that evaluate and improve encoding quality.
• Develop and maintain distributed microservices for video ingestion, encoding, packaging, validation, and lifecycle management.
• Debug and resolve issues related to playback performance, packaging compliance, and system reliability.
• Build automation to test, validate, and monitor content readiness across platforms and regions.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate with the Principal Engineer on key system improvements.
• Contribute to regular stand-ups, planning sessions, and retrospectives within an Agile team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in software development, with strong expertise in Python and other languages.
• Practical experience with video delivery technologies, including ingestion pipelines, encoding, packaging, validation, DRM, and encryption.
• Familiarity with streaming protocols and manifest formats such as DASH, CMAF, and HLS.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS) and containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated testing strategies.
• Bonus: Proficiency in terraform.

Collaboration & Soft Skills

• Strong communicator who can work effectively across technical and operational domains.
• Proactive problem-solver with a keen eye for diagnosing and resolving issues utilizing split half and other techniques.
• Passion for learning and staying current with evolving video standards, cloud practices, libraries, and secure delivery models.
• Experience working in a distributed team across time zones and disciplines.