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Senior Engineer, Live Streaming Video Specialist
Location
United States
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Engineer, Live Streaming Video Specialist
FloSports
• Operate, automate, and continuously improve the live broadcast video pipeline (contribution, transcoding, packaging, and delivery) for tens of thousands of events per year, with a focus on performance, scalability, and broadcast-grade reliability. • Monitor and safeguard stream health and viewer quality of experience (QoE) at scale, building the tooling and alerting needed to catch issues before they reach audiences. • Design and implement data models and queries for SQL databases. • Build and maintain backend microservices using Node.js/NestJS and/or Go. • Write and execute unit and integration tests using tools like Jest, and Vitest to ensure high code quality. • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, following best practices. • Participate in code reviews, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. • Collaborate closely with product managers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver new features. • Diagnose and resolve live broadcast and streaming pipeline issues in real time, including during live events, and drive lasting improvements to redundancy and failover.
Job Requirements
- Demonstrated hands-on experience operating live broadcast video at scale in production, including multi-event, multi-channel contribution, transcoding, packaging, and delivery.
- Deep understanding of the live broadcast signal chain, including redundancy, failover, and graceful degradation under real-world live conditions.
- Hands-on experience with live streaming transport protocols (SRT, RTMP, Zixi, WebRTC) and how they integrate with media pipelines.
- Proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js and/or Go, including a deep understanding of language features and design patterns.
- Experience working with SQL databases.
- Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs.
- Familiarity with NestJS or similar backend frameworks.
- Hands-on experience writing and executing unit tests and integration tests using Jest, and Vitest.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating tests into deployment workflows.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, etc.).
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
Benefits
- Recognized three years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American Statesman
- Annual equity awards for all top performers
- Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
- Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
- Generous 401(K) company match vested immediately
- Progressive parental leave policies
- Flexible paid time off
- Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events
- Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coach
- Stocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week
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