Full-Time Principal Engineer

Our Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) portfolio is a powerhouse collection of consumer-first brands, supported by media industry leaders, Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky.

The Peacock team is looking to add a talented Principal Engineer as part of Global Streaming Technology group.

You will be a key technical leader within the VOD team, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining media technologies and systems.

Responsibilities:

• Defines the technical roadmap and the technologies used to achieve business goals.
• Owns and watches over the design and architecture of video encoding and packaging solutions.
• Ensures that the requirements, designs and architecture incorporate resiliency, reliability and observability.
• Leverage tools, such as lucid charts, to visually capture E2E component infrastructure with rich detail.
• Responsible for creating, documenting, and updating diagrams.
• Review requirements and specifications of new and existing features, translating these into test cases for manual and automated workflows.
• Drive innovation by researching and implementing new technologies and methodologies.
• Mentors others on proper troubleshooting methods.
• Essential Skills: Understanding of media workflows, codecs, DRM, encoding, and packaging (CMAF, HEVC, UHD, HDR, ABR, HLS, Dash, SSAI).
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Python, GO, Java, JavaScript).
• Knowledge of database systems (SQL and noSQL).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in media engineering, software architecture and design.
• An owner, committed to quality in every task, large or small.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

What the Team Does

• Builds E2E video on demand solutions.
• Responsible for the automated media pipeline delivering content to NBCU’s streaming platforms including Peacock.
• Troubleshoots issues arising in the VOD pipeline.
• Configures encoding of video, audio and subtitles for delivery across various platforms/devices.
• Research new technologies in the media space and conduct POCs.
• Collaborates with Operations, player and client teams to drive innovation and improvements in video delivery.

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