Senior OTT Live Video Engineer, YouTube

Mid Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area. Hit Apply below to send your application for consideration Ensure that your CV is up to date, and that you have read the job specs first. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience architecting and implementing networks for high bandwidth applications, specifically video streaming. Experience designing and troubleshooting video streaming systems, specifically acquisition infrastructure and resilient transport strategies across third-party colos and the internet. Preferred Qualifications: Experience managing and implementing infrastructure build-outs and cloud migrations. Experience automating the deployment of scaled network configuration workflows. Experience in the video streaming industry with a specialization in video transport. Experience designing and implementing live media workflows and delivery architecture. Experience working with cross-functional technical teams. Ability to manage deadlines and deliver under time constraints. About the Job YouTube TV is an over-the-top (OTT) streaming service that brings live TV and video-on-demand over the internet to your phone, tablet, computer, or smart TV. It complements YouTube's core Ad-supported Video-on-Demand (AVOD) model to add live sports, news, and local and premium content at a price cheaper than traditional cable. YouTube has also launched Primetime Channels, NFL Sunday Ticket, and continues to expand internationally. The OTT Engineering team's mission is to deliver a future-proof video streaming platform by building and integrating tools and services to support the most reliable and resilient signal acquisition, workflow optimization, and highest quality media delivery. In this role, you will partner closely with content providers, network engineering, and software engineering teams. You will manage vendor engagements and work cross-functionally across YouTube with various technical and business teams. You will be supporting all aspects of OTT focused on content ingestion and processing, with the goal of building the next iteration of YouTube's OTT ingestion infrastructure. At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun "” and we do it all together. Responsibilities Provide architectural guidance and integration support of network build-outs for a globally scaled live streaming platform and contribute to network topology design. Integrate real-time global network monitoring solutions and lead migrations from on-prem infrastructure to a virtual private cloud environment. Partner closely with media companies to ingest and improve quality of premium live content and manage multiple vendor relationships and perform build vs buy analysis for platform software and tooling. Contribute to and advocate a roadmap for media ingest, processing, monitoring, and delivery initiatives. Partner with software engineering teams to build, deploy, and maintain scalable software to ingest, process, monitor and distribute media content and metadata. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-01-14