This position will be a member of the team responsible for the design, development and implementation of the video services platform.  This position will set the direction for a team of software development and systems engineer in the design, development and implementation of the video distribution and delivery, including management of an array of video content deployed on a wide range of consumer devices.  
 

Responsibilities

• Architecture, development and engineering of complex IP video delivery system utilizing Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Web Server technologies.
• Research and development with content and media delivery technologies.
• Research, design ande development on end-to-end video architecture, from content acquisition to delivery.  Including content management, ads, alternate content, blackouts, etc.
• Provide technical leadership and innocations within the the Video Technology engineering group and across the organization.
• Develop and promote industry leading standards for media and content, including work with industry standards groups such as IETF, SCTE, ISO/IEC, ATSC, MPEG, etc.
• Development of technology roadmap based on input from Product, technology evolution, team direction, industry and market trends, etc.
• Extensive development and design of formal requirements and specifications documents; drive vendors to develop, integrate and test hardware/software solutions; design, building and documenting internal technolody solutions.
• Maintains communication of project statuses and drives for continued improvement in quality and availability of each the systems and product.
• Work jointly with the Product and Technology development teams to innovate, integrate and identify/resolve issues.
• Design product instrumentation and test automation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with architecture and design of video and content ecosystems, including but not limited to video encoding, video packaging/conditioning, content delivery networks (CDNs), origin servers, digital rights managements (DRM), content management systems (CMS), asset management systems (AMS), etc.
• Strategic thinker with ability to analyze industry and market trends and ability to align and lead business.
• Experience working with XML and web services interfaces including SOAP, JSON and REST.
• Deep knowledge of network technologies and protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, Anycast, etc.
• Experience with development and support of large scale production systems working within a 24x7 operations environment.
• Experience with rapid development and deployment environments that practice continuous integration and development, Agile software development methodologies.
• Knowledge and application of coding and scripting required (Go, Java, Python, PERL, Bash, etc)
• Ability to work independently but also within a team environment including being technical lead.
• Ability to work across a broad technical organization to drive innovation and change.
• Creative problem-solving skills while working in a fast-paced, start-up environment
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Ability to handle several tasks, be organized, make decisions, and work efficiently and effectively under deadlines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in  Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of industry related engineering experience.