Video Engineer

Adbakx; Englewood (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading streaming technology company located in Englewood, New Jersey, is seeking a seasoned Video Engineering Leader. The role involves overseeing video workflows, enhancing quality of service, and managing vendor relationships. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in video engineering, with leadership capabilities and hands-on proficiency with various video technologies. Preferred qualifications include experience with live streaming and knowledge in machine learning applications. This role offers substantial opportunities for innovation and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in video engineering or streaming media, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong understanding of video encoding/transcoding, adaptive bitrate streaming, and content protection.
• Hands-on experience with video players and analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design, development, and optimization of video workflows.
• Continuously improve video quality, startup time, and playback reliability.
• Identify and resolve complex playback and performance issues.

Skills

Video engineering expertise

Leadership abilities

Collaboration skills

Problem-solving skills

Tools

AWS Media Services

GCP

JWPlayer

VideoJS

Shaka

ExoPlayer

AVPlayer

Adobe Analytics

Comscore

Conviva

Job description

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design, development, and optimization of video workflows, including both live and on-demand streaming
• Ensure scalability, low latency, and high availability of the video platform.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in video codecs, streaming protocols (HLS, DASH), DRM, and CDN technologies.
• Provide leadership on client-side and server-side ad delivery implementations (CSAI, SSAI, DAI)
• Drive player integration strategies and collaborate with platform teams on customization, feature rollout, and performance optimization across devices

Operational Excellence

• Continuously improve video quality, startup time, buffering, and playback reliability across platforms
• Establish KPIs and implement monitoring tools to measure platform performance and user experience
• Manage vendor relationships and assess third-party tools and services

Problem Solving & Innovation

• Identify and resolve complex playback, performance, and integration issues across the video stack
• Promote experimentation and data-driven iteration to improve quality of service (QoS) metrics

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in video engineering or streaming media, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Strong understanding of video encoding/transcoding, adaptive bitrate streaming, and content protection
• Hands-on experience with video players (e.g., JWPlayer, VideoJS, Shaka, ExoPlayer, AVPlayer), analytics tools (Adobe, Comscore) and QoS (Conviva)
• Experience with cloud-based video workflows, including AWS Media Services and GCP
• Demonstrated success managing high-performing technical teams and driving cross-functional execution
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with experience working across platform teams (Web, Mobile, OTT)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with live streaming at scale
• Knowledge of machine learning applications in video quality optimization
• Contributions to open-source video projects or participation in standards organizations