Senior OTT Live Video Engineer

YouTube is a global video streaming platform offering live TV and video-on-demand services through YouTube TV and other premium content channels.
$147,000 - $216,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS · Consumer

Description For Senior OTT Live Video Engineer

YouTube TV is revolutionizing the traditional TV experience by offering a comprehensive over-the-top (OTT) streaming service that brings live TV and video-on-demand content directly to viewers across multiple devices. As a Senior OTT Live Video Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of building and maintaining YouTube's next-generation video streaming infrastructure. The role combines high-level architectural work with hands-on implementation, focusing on creating resilient and scalable systems for content ingestion, processing, and delivery.

You'll be joining the OTT Engineering team, whose mission is to deliver a future-proof video streaming platform through innovative tools and services. The position offers unique challenges in managing high-bandwidth applications and video streaming systems, requiring expertise in both network architecture and video transport technologies. You'll work with cutting-edge cloud technologies and be responsible for critical infrastructure that serves millions of users.

The role provides an opportunity to work with premium content providers, contribute to major initiatives like NFL Sunday Ticket, and help shape the future of digital content delivery. You'll be part of a team that values technical excellence, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration. The position offers competitive compensation, including base salary, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits, reflecting YouTube's commitment to attracting top talent.

Working at YouTube means being part of a culture that believes in giving everyone a voice and making the world better through shared stories and community building. You'll be working at the intersection of technology and creativity, with the chance to solve real problems while having a direct impact on how millions of people consume and interact with video content.

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Responsibilities For Senior OTT Live Video Engineer

  • Provide architectural guidance and integration support of network build-outs for a globally scaled live streaming platform
  • Contribute to network topology design
  • Integrate real-time global network monitoring solutions
  • Lead migrations from on-premises infrastructure to a virtual private cloud environment
  • Partner closely with media companies to ingest and improve quality of premium live content
  • 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 scaleable software

Requirements For Senior OTT Live Video Engineer

Kubernetes
  • 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
  • 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 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

Benefits For Senior OTT Live Video Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits

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