Video Player Engineer (Backend)

Job Description Insight Global is seeking a Video Platform / Streaming Engineer to support a large, global media organization. This role focuses on the backend design, operation, and optimization of enterprise scale video streaming, ad insertion, and delivery workflows. The ideal candidate is a video systems specialist with strong experience across encoding, packaging, ad insertion, CDN delivery, and playback quality monitoring, rather than a traditional application developer.

•  Support and enhance video CMS integrations, ensuring reliable ingestion, management, and publishing of video content
•  Operate and optimize live and VOD encoding and packaging pipelines using AWS Media services
•  Transcode ads using AWS MediaConvert, configuring jobs and specifications based on business and ad tech requirements
•  Fine tune bitrate ladders, codecs, and encoding profiles (HEVC, AVC, HLG) to support new features and evolving playback needs
•  Support and troubleshoot Dynamic Ad Insertion workflows, integrating FreeWheel metadata with SSAI and CSAI delivery models
•  Monitor playback performance and QoS using Conviva Pulse, Grafana, and network level diagnostics
•  Triage and resolve playback, streaming, and ad insertion issues across encoding, packaging, CDN, and player delivery
•  Partner with video operations, ad tech, and platform teams to improve reliability, scalability, and end to end streaming workflows
•  Contribute to the design and evolution of scalable backend video architectures, without a heavy emphasis on application code development We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day.

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•  Strong experience supporting backend video streaming platforms in an enterprise environment
•  Hands on experience with video encoding and packaging pipelines, including AWS MediaLive, MediaConvert, and MediaPackage
•  Solid understanding of streaming protocols and formats:

HLS, DASH, CMAF

•  Experience supporting Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) workflows, including SSAI and CSAI
•  Familiarity with ad tech standards and integrations, such as SCTE 35, VMAP, VAST, and FreeWheel
•  Experience monitoring and troubleshooting playback quality and QoS using tools such as Conviva
•  Strong understanding of CDN caching and stream delivery, including Akamai and AWS CloudFront
•  Ability to troubleshoot end to end video issues across encoding, packaging, CDN, ad insertion, and playback layers
•  Comfortable working in large, complex, enterprise media environments with multiple stakeholders
•  Experience with Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) technologies
•  Experience with DRM and content protection, including Widevine and FairPlay
•  Exposure to video players and playback frameworks such as Bitmovin, Shaka Player, ExoPlayer, AVPlayer
•  Experience with stream optimization technologies (e.g., Broadpeak, delta updates, advanced ABR strategies)
•  Familiarity with broader AWS cloud services supporting video platforms, including MediaTailor, Lambda, CloudWatch, Route 53, S3, AppSync, Amplify
•  Experience using Grafana or Splunk for logging, monitoring, and dashboarding
•  Background working closely with video operations, post production, or digital supply chain teams
•  Experience in media, entertainment, or streaming first organizations