
Senior Live Video Software Engineer
Paramount
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: New York City • California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $125,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Quality Assurance workflows across a suite of back-end and front-end frameworks
- Other video QA and software engineers to build, test, and release these video platforms
- Automation testing across the whole end-to-end video lifecycle, including acquisition, processing, delivery and playback
- Development and maintenance of internal automated QA systems
- Define and develop useful metrics and alerts for monitoring live streaming events
- Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and technical excellence
- Reviewing test plans with team members
- Analyzing test reports, and thoroughly documenting bugs
- Monitor and track resolution of defects
- Provide QA support both pre and post deployment
- Investigate and resolve issues in live streaming workflows
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience with live streaming video or distributed software QA
- Experience developing pytest automated test framework (or similar)
- Familiarity with a range of automated test strategies
- Strong troubleshooting skills
- Experience with streaming protocols such as HLS, DASH, CMAF, SRT, Zixi, RTP, RTMP
- Experience with modern video & audio codecs such as H264, HEVC, VP9, AV1, AAC
- Knowledge and understanding of DRM, SCTE-104/35, Closed Captioning, Digital Ad Insertion
- Experience with AWS Media Services (MediaLive, MediaConnect, MediaPackage) and / or competing vendors
- Experience with REST APIs and data-interchange formats such as JSON and XML
- BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k) plan
- life insurance coverage
- disability benefits
- tuition assistance program
- PTO
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Hard Skills & Tools
automation testingpyteststreaming protocolsHLSDASHCMAFSRTZixiRTPRTMP
Soft Skills
troubleshootingmentoringcollaborationtechnical excellence