Job Description
Do you have a passion for Sports? Do you love to solve problems and develop code? Do you have strong initiative, creative thinking and ability to work in a collaborative, innovative, flexible and team-oriented environment? Do you have the ability to discover the true requirements of underlying feature requests and recommend alternative technical and business approaches? Are you experienced with the Android platform and / or Over-The-Top video platforms? If you answered yes, then CBS Sports may be looking for you! CBSSports.com is looking for an experienced Software Engineer for our Video Engineering team.
The ideal candidate will have experience writing OTT applications and working with streaming video. As part of the Video team you will work with talented developers designing and building out the next generation of CBS Sports online video products. To be successful at this job, you need to bring a winning attitude, innovative coding skills and proven teamwork experience.
Your Day-to-Day :
- Work with other engineers to maintain and evolve our video encoding platform.
- Plan, Design and Build out cloud-based microservices to support video processing workflows.
- Investigate and resolve video encoding issues.
- Work with the Live streaming events team on configuring and managing live streaming events
- Field questions and requests from site publishers regarding video encoding / playback.
- Work with other developers and Operations team on streamlining CI / CD solution
- Encourage an engineering culture that promotes test-driven development and code coverage
- Additional other duties and responsibilities, as assigned
Key Projects :
Automating live streaming events workflowCollaborate with a live encoding team to craft solutions for video streaming that reduce latencyEvolve and automate asset ingestion pipeline.Work with development teams on re-architecture / modernizing of existing systems into the cloud.We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
Skills and Requirements
7+ years of experience as a Software EngineerExperience with AVC, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AAC video and audio codec standardsUnderstanding of various multimedia transport protocols such as : RTP, RTMP, SRT, UDP, ZixiExperienced in developing and maintaining cloud-based live video workflows.Advanced working knowledge of Cloud / SaaS services such as Amazon AWS, Google CloudExpert in programming languages such as GoLang, Python, & NodeJSStrong experience with video broadcasting and streaming media standardsVideo troubleshooting experienceUnderstanding of HLS / Dash and HLS / Dash based server-side ad stitching productsDrive issues to resolution and provide root cause analysis if needed and work with multiple teams to launch new services across ViacomCBS platformsStrong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skillsProvisioning, troubleshooting, operations and maintenance of systems, applications and equipment used in the next-gen video delivery ecosystemExperience monitoring and managing cloud based and in-house encoding software and abr monitoring appliancesExperience with Digital Rights Management Systems (DRM), including Playready, Widevine & FairPlayCertifications in AWS or GCP a plusBS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experienceJ-18808-Ljbffr