Senior Engineer, Live Streaming Video Specialist

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FloSports

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201 - 500 employees

FloSports is a global independent sports media company delivering live events, award-winning original content, always-on social experiences, and comprehensive sports data solutions to passionate and underserved sports communities interested in more than 25 different sports including motorsports, wrestling, grappling, hockey, cheer, track & field, along with a wide array of NCAA athletics.

📋 Description

• Operate, automate, and continuously improve the live broadcast video pipeline (contribution, transcoding, packaging, and delivery) for tens of thousands of events per year, with a focus on performance, scalability, and broadcast-grade reliability. • Monitor and safeguard stream health and viewer quality of experience (QoE) at scale, building the tooling and alerting needed to catch issues before they reach audiences. • Design and implement data models and queries for SQL databases. • Build and maintain backend microservices using Node.js/NestJS and/or Go. • Write and execute unit and integration tests using tools like Jest, and Vitest to ensure high code quality. • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, following best practices. • Participate in code reviews, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. • Collaborate closely with product managers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver new features. • Diagnose and resolve live broadcast and streaming pipeline issues in real time, including during live events, and drive lasting improvements to redundancy and failover.

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrated hands-on experience operating live broadcast video at scale in production, including multi-event, multi-channel contribution, transcoding, packaging, and delivery. • Deep understanding of the live broadcast signal chain, including redundancy, failover, and graceful degradation under real-world live conditions. • Hands-on experience with live streaming transport protocols (SRT, RTMP, Zixi, WebRTC) and how they integrate with media pipelines. • Proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js and/or Go, including a deep understanding of language features and design patterns. • Experience working with SQL databases. • Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs. • Familiarity with NestJS or similar backend frameworks. • Hands-on experience writing and executing unit tests and integration tests using Jest, and Vitest. • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating tests into deployment workflows. • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3, etc.). • Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• Recognized three years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American Statesman • Annual equity awards for all top performers • Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans • Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance • Generous 401(K) company match vested immediately • Progressive parental leave policies • Flexible paid time off • Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events • Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coach • Stocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week