Streaming Platform Engineer

Job Title

Streaming Platform Engineer(Video Transcoding, Packaging, and Distribution)

Job Summary

Design, build, optimize and maintain a scalable media transcoding and delivery platform for both VOD and Live workflows.

The full media pipeline includes ingest, transcoding, packaging, DRM encryption, AD insertion, linear channel assembly, service/API exposure, and cloud clustered deployment.

Responsibilities

Live & VOD transcoding

Support adaptive bitrate (ABR) outputs with multiple renditions

Support mainstream codecs and formats such as H.264, H.265/HEVC, AAC, and related media standards

Optimize transcoding performance, quality, latency, and infrastructure cost

Packaging & Delivery

Implement media packaging workflows for HLS and MPEG-DASH.

Support packaging formats such as TS, fMP4, and CMAF.

Delivery HLS and MPEG-DASH streams to CDN

Linear Channel / Channel Assembly

Support VOD-to-Live, playlist/schedule-based playout, program switching, slates/filler content, and channel output generation.

Enable channel-level features such as content stitching, fallback handling, and operational control.

DRM and content protection

Design and implement integrations with DRM systems such as Widevine, PlayReady, and FairPlay.

Support key management, license service integration, and encrypted packaging workflows.

SSAI

Integrate with ad decision systems and implement server-side ad insertion for both VOD and Live workflows.

Optimize manifest manipulation, ad stitching, playback continuity, and tracking/reporting.

Cloud deployment

Provide well-designed RESTful APIs and/or gRPC APIs for external integration.

Design for clustered deployment, high availability, fault tolerance, elastic scaling, and workload distribution.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications

5+ years of experience in streaming media, video platform engineering, or media workflow systems.

Proficiency in at least one backend programming language such as Java, or C++.

Hands-on experience with FFmpeg, libx264, NV-GPU codec.

Strong knowledge of HLS and MPEG-DASH packaging and delivery.

Experience with video/audio codecs such as H.264, H.265/HEVC, AAC, and related standards.

Experience integrating DRM systems such as Widevine, PlayReady, and/or FairPlay.

Experience with SSAI, including ad decision integration, manifest manipulation, and standards such as VAST, and SCTE-35.

Experience designing and building high availability services, RESTful APIs

Preferred / Nice to Have

Experience with LL-HLS, LL-DASH, or other low-latency streaming technologies.

Experience with OTT/CTV, FAST channels, or ad-supported video platforms.

Familiarity with CDN integration, player behavior, ad tracking, QoE/QoS analytics, and playback optimization.

Experience with cloud media services on AWS, Azure, or GCP.