Senior Software Engineer, Media Platforms

In this role, you will: Own the video-on-demand hosting platform end to end — ingest, encoding, storage, and playback — so sessions are available reliably after they air. Build and evolve accessible, high-performance video players across web and device targets, with a first-class experience for captions, audio, and keyboard and screen-reader users. Engineer the captioning pipeline, including real-time caption generation and caption translation into multiple languages. Design video encoding and adaptive-bitrate delivery, and tune content delivery through CDNs for low latency and high reliability at global scale. Own reliability end to end: set availability and quality targets, build in redundancy and graceful degradation, and lead live-event monitoring and incident response so critical moments never fail. Partner with product managers, event producers, accessibility specialists, and vendors to turn event requirements into resilient technical solutions. Provide technical leadership and mentorship, setting direction, guiding architecture, and growing the skills of the engineering team. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. Experience building large-scale live-event, media, or over-the-top (OTT) streaming platforms for a global audience. Experience with real-time speech-to-text, machine translation, or localization pipelines. A record of technical leadership, mentorship, and influence across teams and disciplines. Proficiency in streaming technologies and protocols, including live streaming, adaptive bitrate, and formats such as HLS and MPEG-DASH. Hands-on experience with video encoding and transcoding, codecs, and media processing pipelines. Experience with captioning and caption translation, including real-time caption workflows and standard caption formats. Experience delivering content at scale through CDNs, with a focus on low latency, high availability, and cost efficiency. Experience developing accessible video players, applying accessibility standards such as WCAG across web and device platforms.