Video Streaming Engineer

Meta is seeking a Video Streaming Engineer to support all aspects of video streaming & broadcast engineering for event production, remote and cloud production and company wide communications. This position is part of the Enterprise Engineering organization, so candidates must be passionate about technology, live customer experience and thrive in a fast paced, high-pressure environment. Global travel is expected with flexible working hours.
The Streaming Engineer will be responsible for supporting all aspects of video streaming & broadcast engineering, for high priority live events and streaming workflows globally. This includes video transmission via hardware and cloud-based encoders.Video Streaming Engineer Responsibilities

• Will manage Amazon Web Services and cloud based broadcasting technologies and protocols and develop/iterate workflows.
• Support live streams and events from a remote down-link facility and maintain high quality throughout the broadcast chain.
• Managing complex broadcast & streaming workflows and coordinating teams to execute large projects.
• Work collaboratively with teams, partners and external agencies to understand project requirements and develop a specific technical workflow for each project.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the live stream ecosystem and continually assess the competitive landscape and emerging trends.
• Overcome challenges through innovative and imaginative solutions
• Collaborate in technical conversations and communication with internal and external parties, including content partners, event producers, and streaming vendors.
• Monitor and debug where necessary, using data to identify trends as well as subjective and objective quality assessment measurements, with the goal of highlighting areas for further improvement.
• Creates & adapts technical and workflow drawings for events with technical design requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in all aspects of live video streaming
• Demonstrated experience and familiarity with AWS services especially Media Live, Media Connect and Media Convert
• Experience with project management for large scale projects
• In-depth knowledge of video transport protocols: HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), DASH, RTMP, RTSP, 2110, JPEG XS, NDI, MPEG-TS and RTP
• Background in broadcasting and live streaming, and demonstrated experience & knowledge of digital video platforms
• Experience with live broadcast and linear encoding systems in a professional environment
• Capacity to meet tight deadlines, on a fast-paced production schedule
• Proficiency in tools to encode/decode/analyze video and understanding of security best-practices
• Experience managing the execution of complex projects, including technical workflow design
• Hands-on experience with video encoding software

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or demonstrated equivalent work-related experience in video, broadcast, and streaming
• Experience with the FFmpeg suite of tools
• Experience with video accessibility, such as captioning and translation services
• Experience with social platform streaming and broadcasting
• Cloud technology experience (Amazon Web Services)
• Proven track record of success in problem-solving skills and effective communication skills
• Experience building and keeping good relationships with business partners
• Evidenced success with organizational skills, and demonstrated experience of prioritizing work effectively & efficiently
• Capacity to work autonomously or within a team environment
• Experience working independently and making sound choices without additional support
• Thrive in a dynamic environment and willingness to learn new products and features
• Flexibility with working hours, including occasional nights, weekends
• Must have capacity to travel globally.
• Experience & comprehensive understanding of Digital Rights Management
• Knowledge of any programming language (JavaScript/Python/Java) + some experience of developing web applications

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