Senior Software Engineer, Playback Technology

About the position

The Media Technology team at Major League Baseball designs, develops and operates a global streaming platform that delivers baseball to every corner of the planet. Our award-winning ecosystem helps support all 30 MLB clubs, 120 MiLB teams, and enables millions of fans to access the game wherever they are. Located in our Los Angeles, CA office, we are seeking experienced and talented engineers to join our pioneering team to craft the future of sports entertainment. This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with other world-class engineers, product developers, and designers to contribute and influence products across the baseball and streaming industry.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize streaming experiences across web, mobile, and living room devices
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle (requirements gathering, designing, building, testing and maintenance)
• Collaborate across teams, including front-end engineering, product and product management, backend services, and operations, to contribute to our video streaming initiatives and drive technical excellence and product development
• Take ownership of streaming products and develop tools to continuously improve stream quality/delivery
• Write clean, concise, modular code that is easily testable and scalable

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Proven track record of professional software development processes and tools, including Agile methodologies, IDEs, source control, CI/CD pipelines, and test frameworks
• Experience working alongside senior engineers to produce and support large-scale production systems
• Experience with Event Driven systems, patterns, and best practices
• Operational experience with containerized cloud platforms (Docker/Kubernetes and GCP/AWS) and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• Experience working with live/VOD streaming media, including streaming technologies (HLS), video QoE metrics, ABR algorithms, and video player frameworks
• Exposure to Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) platforms and OTT integrations

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