Senior Streaming Infra Engineer — Global Video Delivery

univision; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Programs

401(k) & Insurance

Job summary

TelevisaUnivision is seeking a Senior Streaming Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and scale our media delivery platforms. You will architect scalable streaming pipelines, implement edge compute, and drive reliability across live and on-demand video services for global audiences.

Your extensive experience with Kubernetes, Envoy, CDN optimization, and DRM integration will be essential as you work across teams to deliver low-latency, high-availability playback experiences.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Python and/or JavaScript or Rust.
• Advanced expertise designing, deploying, and operating systems on Kubernetes.
• Experience implementing Envoy within complex microservices architectures.
• Proficiency in CDN configuration and optimization, including VCL scripting (e.g., Fastly).
• Deep knowledge of streaming protocols and formats: HLS, DASH, CMAF, LL-HLS/LL-DASH.
• Experience with ad stitching and dynamic ad insertion; GAM integration (SPEKE, Widevine, PlayReady).
• CWIP certification required; demonstrates proficiency with Google Widevine DRM.
• Experiences with AWS Elemental Media Services and GCP infrastructure (GKE, Cloud Run).
• IaC experience with Pulumi; modern media codecs/formats like AV1/ CMAF.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement scalable streaming infrastructure using open-source and proprietary tech.
• Build and optimize video transcoding pipelines and JIT packaging.
• Manage rights and entitlements systems; implement CDN caching strategies for VOD and live.
• Oversee SSAI, service mesh (Envoy), and microservices architecture integration.
• Develop and manage cloud infrastructure with IaC across GCP and AWS.
• Build, operate, and scale containerized media workflows on Kubernetes.
• Leverage edge compute, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions; ensure high availability and DR.
• Define SLAs and implement automation/orchestration for production services.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Rust

Kubernetes

Envoy

CDN configuration

VCL scripting

HLS

DASH

CMAF

LL-HLS / LL-DASH

SWE streaming

GCP / AWS

Education

CWIP certification

Tools

Pulumi

GKE

Cloud Run

Cloud Functions

Fastly (VCL)

Job description

TelevisaUnivision is seeking a Senior Streaming Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and scale our media delivery platforms. You will architect scalable streaming pipelines, implement edge compute, and drive reliability across live and on-demand video services for global audiences.

Your extensive experience with Kubernetes, Envoy, CDN optimization, and DRM integration will be essential as you work across teams to deliver low-latency, high-availability playback experiences.