Software Engineer, VOD
About The Position
Our Media Group portfolio is a powerhouse collection of consumer-first brands, supported by media industry leaders, Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky. When you join our team, you’ll work across our dynamic portfolio including Peacock, NOW, Fandango, SkyShowtime, Showmax, and TV Everywhere, powering streaming across more than 70 countries globally. And the evolution doesn’t stop there. With unequalled scale, our teams make the most out of every opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. We’re always looking for ways to innovate faster, accelerate our growth and consistently offer the very best in consumer experience. But most of all, we’re backed by a culture of respect. We embrace authenticity and inspire people to thrive. The VOD Engineering team is looking for a Software Engineer to join our engineering team responsible for building and supporting business critical video workflows, systems, and video-related cloud solutions. What the VOD Workflows team does The Video On Demand (VOD) Workflows team is responsible for the automated media pipeline delivering VOD content to NBCUniversal’s streaming platforms Troubleshoots issues arising in the VOD workflow and during VOD Playback. Configures encoding of video, audio, and subtitles for delivery across various platforms/devices. Research new technologies and innovations in the stream media industry for use in our system Collaborates with Operations, Player, and Client teams to drive innovation and improvements in video delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience working with web technologies, digital video workflow and operations, and digital video technology development
- 3-5 years of software development experience in Streaming Media VOD processing, Video (or other media) processing workflows, or similar ETL workflow systems
- Programming Languages: Go (required) Python (desired)
- Applied experience with cloud-based technologies, specifically within architecture/infrastructure (AWS)
- Key understanding of technology principles and work methods (Agile, Scrum, etc.)
- Strong quantitative, analytical, problem solving, debugging and decision-making skills.
- Ability to integrate into a large agile development project and manage rapid development cycles
- Being an analytic problem solver with a strong sense of autonomy, but with an open collaborative approach to getting the job done.
- Interest in promoting an inclusive team culture where engineers of diverse backgrounds can grow
- Committed to quality and detail in every assignment, large or small
- Transparency, selflessness and authenticity
Responsibilities
- Work in a team and independently to build, deploy and support an automated, highly resilient VOD workflow system that provides content to NBCU streaming platforms.
- Use requirements and modeling to work with Product Owners to implement smart technology solutions and tools to deliver premium quality audio and video experiences.
- Continuously learn, improve, and optimize processes and ways of working.
- Manage and maintain cloud-based content delivery and services.
- Work closely with vendors and provide them with clear requirements, identify and address bugs.
- Work closely with the Media Engineering team to deploy changes to media processing.
Benefits
- This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
