Video Distribution Engineer II: Streaming Reliability

FOX Direct to Consumer; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 61,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

FOX Direct to Consumer is seeking a Video Distribution Engineer II to support, optimize, and evolve FOX’s compression and distribution platforms. You will bridge operations and design, owning small-to-medium projects and driving reliability across video workflows.

You will troubleshoot complex issues, collaborate across engineering and control centers, and mentor junior engineers while shaping the next generation of streaming systems for web, mobile, and connected TV platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting compressed and uncompressed video workflows.
• Understanding of MPEG/JPEG encoding, transcoding, multiplexing, encryption, transport streams.
• Experience with media distribution systems including SCTE insertion and satellite/linear workflows.

Responsibilities

• Act as support for broadcast and distribution systems, troubleshooting issues beyond SOPs.
• Support and maintain FOX’s compression and transport infrastructure with increasing independence.
• Identify root causes of recurring issues and implement long-term fixes.
• Participate in on-call rotations supporting a 24/7 broadcast environment.
• Conduct system validation, testing, and performance analysis for new and existing workflows.
• Take ownership of specific components or workflows within the video distribution pipeline.
• Contribute to improving system reliability, monitoring, and alerting.
• Assist in developing and refining SOPs and technical documentation; support lab testing and prototype evaluation of new tech (e.g., SMPTE ST 2110, cloud workflows).
• Partner with Media Control Center and operations teams to resolve escalated issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and standards teams to implement system improvements.
• Work with vendors to troubleshoot issues and validate new features or deployments.
• Analyze dashboards, logs, and metrics to identify trends and performance gaps.
• Help reduce incident frequency through proactive monitoring and tuning.
• Contribute to improving testing strategies and release validation processes.
• Provide guidance and support to junior engineers (Level 1).
• Share knowledge through documentation, walkthroughs, and troubleshooting sessions.

Skills

Mentoring

Cross-functional

Root cause analysis

On-call support

Project ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or related

Tools

MPEG/JPEG encoding

SMPTE ST 2110

SRT

RTP

Zixi

HLS

SDI

Python scripting

Job description

FOX Direct to Consumer is seeking a Video Distribution Engineer II to support, optimize, and evolve FOX’s compression and distribution platforms. You will bridge operations and design, owning small-to-medium projects and driving reliability across video workflows.

You will troubleshoot complex issues, collaborate across engineering and control centers, and mentor junior engineers while shaping the next generation of streaming systems for web, mobile, and connected TV platforms.