Senior Engineer, Media Technology

About the position

At Major League Baseball, we continue to pioneer new innovations across media and technology and strive to create the best experience in sports and entertainment. In the Media Technology department, we are looking for an exceptional teammate to join our incredibly fast-paced environment. Focused on streaming media, we want to create and enhance our constantly growing profile of video apps, partners and digital initiatives all across the globe.

Requirements

• Deep technical experience with digital video technologies
• Excellent understanding of compressed video/audio codecs and containers for HTTP delivery
• Highly proficient with protocols such as HLS and/or DASH. SRT and RTMP
• Understanding of digital IP workflows based on RTP/UDP and SMPTE standards including 2110 and 2022-7
• Skilled in working with mezzanine codecs and their relationship to bandwidth sensitive environments
• History with or knowledgeable about Unix shells and scripting. FFmpeg integration a plus
• Extensive cloud experience. GCP and/or AWS preferred
• Ability to recognize and troubleshoot issues inside software applications and infrastructure environments
• Great organizational skills; must be able to track large scale projects and keep multiple teams updated on status
• Highly proficient in a programming language of your choice. Python, Javascript, Java. We are open to your experience
• Knowledgeable about network protocols, e.g. TCP/UDP, RTP, etc.
• Experience with Elemental appliances and AWS Media Services
• Experience with Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Varnish Cache, TTLs, etc.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other Infrastructure as Code management systems
• Working knowledge of Virtual Reality (VR) encoding techniques
• Experience or experimentation with HEVC, AV1 and VVC video codec

Benefits

• 100% Employer Paid Medical/Dental/Vision Premiums
• Company Contributed 401K Plan
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV
• Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Pet Insurance