Lead VOD Encoding & Streaming Platform Engineer

5014 Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 163,100 - 218,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Additional bonuses

Long-term incentives

Job summary

5014 Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is looking for a Principal Media Streaming Engineer to design and implement automation tools for VOD processing at their New York office. This role demands expertise in video codecs, scripting, and cloud platforms.

You will create automation solutions, enhance VOD reliability, and train team members. Competitive compensation ranges from $163,100 to $218,700 annually based on experience.

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressively complex related experience.
• Experience with VOD processing and encoding workflows.
• Strong communication skills and advanced scripting experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build automation tools for metrics reporting and dashboards.
• Drive initiatives to enhance VOD processing reliability and performance.
• Create scripts and applications that reduce manual intervention.

Skills

Video codecs and compression

Command-line tools (FFMPEG, MP4Box)

Automation tools development

Scripting (Python, BASH, Ruby)

ABR/OTT technologies

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Data visualization (Grafana, Datadog)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

REST API

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

5014 Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is looking for a Principal Media Streaming Engineer to design and implement automation tools for VOD processing at their New York office. This role demands expertise in video codecs, scripting, and cloud platforms.

You will create automation solutions, enhance VOD reliability, and train team members. Competitive compensation ranges from $163,100 to $218,700 annually based on experience.