Encoding Engineer

The Encoding Engineer will focus on architecting and executing world-class live video streaming operations in no-fail scenarios. You'll deliver innovations and optimizations in video encoding, manifest generation, and stream delivery to provide best-in-class live and VOD viewer experiences across all platforms and devices globally. Minimum Qualifications 10+ years validated experience in online broadcasting roles at organizations that regularly livestream video to international audiences composed of >5MM concurrent viewers. Operational experience with on-premises and cloud-encoding systems. Deep technical expertise in HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) protocol, including advanced manifest manipulation, variant stream management, and adaptive bitrate optimization. Advanced knowledge of CDN behavior, edge caching strategies, and origin shield architectures as they relate to live streaming delivery. Proven track record implementing comprehensive stream health monitoring systems with real-time metrics collection, analysis, and alerting frameworks. Hands-on experience with streaming analytics tools and platforms for measuring QoE metrics including buffering ratio, startup time, bitrate distribution, and error rates across millions of concurrent sessions. Expert-level proficiency in analyzing streaming telemetry data to identify performance bottlenecks, quality degradation patterns, and viewer experience issues at scale. Demonstrable experience documenting streaming best-practices, encoding parameters, and signal flow topologies with attention to scalability and maintainability. Experience on technical standards boards or with protocol working groups (IETF, W3C, SMPTE, etc.) strongly preferred. Experience collaborating with international partners and collaborators who have varying degrees of technical knowledge. Preferred Qualifications Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with ability to efficiently translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. Comfort with tight-schedules and ambiguity in rapidly-evolving production environment while maintaining quality standards. Knowledge of localization and accessibility technologies including subtitle formats (WebVTT, TTML, CEA-608/708), Unicode, and automated retiming and reformatting of assets Experience with audio standards and measurements for broadcast including Dolby Atmos and other multi-channel formats.