Senior Video Streaming Engineer & Technical Lead

Wowza; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video streaming software company is seeking a Lead Software Developer to enhance their core streaming product. This position focuses on modern video processing, guiding technical developments, and mentoring junior developers. Ideal candidates will possess significant experience in transcoding workflows, video codecs, and strong programming skills in Java and C/C++. The role offers competitive compensation and flexible working conditions throughout Canada.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Generous paid time off

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings program

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in transcoding and packaging workflows.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in technical leadership or team guidance within a software engineering environment.
• Strong mastery of video codecs including AVC H.264, HEVC H.265, VP8, VP9 and AV1.
• Demonstrated experience with hardware accelerated transcoding.
• Strong knowledge of protocols and formats such as RTMP, RTSP, HLS, MPEG DASH, CMAF and WebRTC.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and enhancement of core features of the Wowza Streaming Engine.
• Architect and guide the implementation of advanced workflows for new codecs.
• Oversee and optimize packaging pipelines for large scale delivery.
• Tune and optimize GPU or VPU accelerated transcoding workflows.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues involving video protocols.

Skills

Transcoding and packaging workflows

Technical leadership

Video codecs mastery

Java programming

C or C++ programming

Understanding of video protocols

Tools

NVIDIA

Intel

AMD

Job description

A leading video streaming software company is seeking a Lead Software Developer to enhance their core streaming product. This position focuses on modern video processing, guiding technical developments, and mentoring junior developers. Ideal candidates will possess significant experience in transcoding workflows, video codecs, and strong programming skills in Java and C/C++. The role offers competitive compensation and flexible working conditions throughout Canada.