Video Player Architect

NY 411; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal in New York is seeking a Full Time Video Player Architect to architect scalable playback workflows for Live Broadcast, Sports, TV News, and Technical Operations. You will design, document, and validate architectures in collaboration with engineering and product teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with major media playback frameworks, strong communication skills, and the ability to translate business needs into technical designs.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in video player architecture or 4+ years in video player development.
• Hands-on with a major media playback framework (e.g., MSE, AVFoundation).
• Strong verbal and written communication for technical and business audiences.
• Ability to translate business needs into architecture design.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, resilient, high-performance video player workflows for live events and VOD playback.
• Create and maintain workstream designs, diagrams, and interface contracts for cross-team alignment.
• Collaborate with engineering to translate design intent into implementable plans and acceptance criteria.
• Stay current on streaming protocols and emerging technologies to apply them to your area.

Skills

Video player architecture

Video playback development

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

This is a Full Time position in the field of Live Broadcast / Sports / TV News / Technical Operations , located in New York, NY .

Company DescriptionNBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Experience

QualificationsArchitecture & DesignDesign and document scalable, resilient, and high-performance video player workflows across Linear Channels, Live Events, and VOD Playback.Create and maintain detailed workstream level designs, sequence diagrams, and interface contracts for cross-team alignment.Incorporate non-functional requirements (performance, availability, security, and observability) into designs from the start.Partner with engineers to validate designs through prototypes, integration testing approaches, and rollout plans.CollaborationCollaborate with engineering teams to translate design intent into implementable plans and acceptance criteria.Coordinate dependencies for your designs and surface risks/assumptions early.Participate in architecture reviews and incorporate feedback to improve quality and consistencyEvangelize best practices and interests of the video player in architecture and feature discussions.Continuous ImprovementContribute to shared documentation and operating procedures; improve how the organization captures decisions and system workflows.Stay current on streaming protocols, video delivery best practices, and emerging streaming technologies to apply them to your area.Desired Experience2+ years of experience in video player architecture or 4+ years in video player development.Hands-on experience implementing a major media playback framework, such as Media Source Extensions (web app), MediaCodec (Android), AVFoundation (iOS/tvOS), or Video node (Roku SceneGraph).Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and business audiences.Understands the needs of business, product, and technology. Demonstrates the ability to apply this knowledge to architecture design.Preferred QualificationsContributions to open-source video projects or participation in industry standards bodies.Proficiency in video formats and streaming protocols (e.g., HLS, MPEG-DASH, CMAF, H.264/H.265, AV1).Enhanced video technologies (UHD, HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos).OTT Video delivery to diverse clients (mobile, tablet, web, Connected TV, Game Consoles, STB) over varied access networks.Experience with DRM, watermarking, and token-based access control.