Full-Time Director, Video Delivery Engineering

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Engineering to lead the development and evolution of our video pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the engineering team responsible for building and maintaining video ingestion, processing, transcoding, and delivery pipelines.
• Architect and implement scalable, fault-tolerant, and high-performance video workflows using Python and Perl.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on video strategy and priorities.
• Define engineering best practices, code standards, and quality benchmarks for video-related systems.
• Drive long-term architectural decisions to support future growth and flexibility of video systems.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing engineering team.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in video streaming, encoding formats, and content delivery.
• Oversee vendor relationships and integration with third-party video processing or CDN services.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Deep understanding of video technologies (encoding, packaging, DRM, adaptive bitrate streaming, and delivery systems).
• Advanced proficiency in Python and Perl.
• Experience with FFmpeg, GStreamer, or similar media processing tools.
• Experience with AWS and cloud video workflows.
• Experience with Vidinet and encoding systems.
• Familiarity with CableLabs ADI specifications and file transfer tools.
• Proven track record of building and scaling video infrastructure.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and external vendor relationships.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in media, entertainment, or OTT streaming platforms.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools for video performance.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD workflows.

Fully Remote Position

Possible employment type: Full-time

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