Senior Video Streaming Infrastructure Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE & TEAM:

The Engineering team is responsible for designing, building, and scaling the infrastructure that powers high-quality video streaming experiences for millions of users worldwide. This role sits at the intersection of site reliability engineering, DevOps, and media workflows, with a strong focus on video delivery systems and streaming technologies.

You will play a critical role in architecting and evolving our media infrastructure, leveraging both open-source and proprietary technologies to support live and on-demand streaming at scale.

ABOUT YOU:

You bring deep expertise in building and scaling media and streaming infrastructure. You are passionate about solving complex distributed systems challenges and have a strong understanding of video streaming technologies, cloud platforms, and modern DevOps practices.

You thrive in highly technical environments, enjoy working across teams, and are motivated to build resilient, high-performance systems that deliver seamless playback experiences to global audiences.

YOUR DAY-DAY: (aka Responsibilities)

·       Design, architect, and implement scalable streaming infrastructure using both open-source and proprietary technologies

·       Build and optimize systems including:

o   Video transcoding pipelines

o   Just-in-time (JIT) packaging

o   Rights and entitlements management systems

o   CDN caching strategies for VOD and live streaming delivery

o   Server-side ad insertion (SSAI)

o   Service mesh architectures (Envoy)

·       Develop and manage cloud infrastructure using infrastructure as code across platforms such as GCP and AWS

·       Build, operate, and scale containerized media workflows on Kubernetes

·       Leverage serverless technologies including edge compute, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions

·       Define and implement high availability, scalability, and disaster recovery strategies aligned with SLAs

·       Manage automation and orchestration platforms supporting production services

YOU HAVE: (Qualifications, Experience)

• Strong programming skills in Python and/or JavaScript or Rust
• Advanced expertise designing, deploying, and operating systems on Kubernetes
• Experience implementing Envoy within complex microservices architectures
• Proficiency in CDN configuration and optimization, including VCL scripting (e.g., Fastly)
• Deep knowledge of streaming protocols and formats, including:

• • HLS, DASH, CMAF
  • Low-latency streaming (LL-HLS, LL-DASH)

• Experience with ad stitching and dynamic ad insertion, including integrations with Google Ad Manager (GAM)
• Hands-on experience implementing and managing DRM systems, including:

• • SPEKE v1/v2
  • FairPlay, Widevine, PlayReady
  • Content encryption and protection mechanisms

• Certified Widevine Implementation Partner (CWIP) certification required. Certification demonstrates proficiency in the installation, configuration, integration, and troubleshooting of Google Widevine Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems.
• Experience with AWS Elemental Media Services (3+ years preferred)
• Strong experience with GCP infrastructure (GKE, Cloud Run) (5+ years preferred)
• Expertise in infrastructure as code tools such as Pulumi
• Experience working with modern media codecs and formats such as AV1 and CMAF

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

•        Must be willing to work from Miami, FL

•        Employment and education will be verified

OUR BENEFITS:

TelevisaUnivision believes that a happy, well-balanced employee is what makes our culture thrive. We offer a wide selection of perks and benefits including PTO, tuition reimbursement, wellness and employee support programs, 401(k), and life and other insurance plans.

This is in addition to a comprehensive and competitive health benefits package featuring medical, dental, and vision coverage options.