Encoding Development Engineer
New York, NY

Job Description

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OVERALL SUMMARY

The Encoding Development Engineer is an individual contributor in the Encoding Development Labs. They will be responsible for various aspects of HBO's media processing using wide variety of platforms including consumer and professional platforms on-prem and in the cloud. This individual will be tasked with the design of systems composed of server and cloud solutions to provide robust transcoding application platforms.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Design of transcode systems composed of on-prem and cloud solutions


* Develop and prototype streaming solutions using current and upcoming streaming technologies such as HLS/DASH/CMAF on-prem and cloud.


* Use current industry standards and techniques to develop audio, video, caption and subtitle content for contribution, consumer and commercial platforms


* Create basic scripts for Proof of Concept workflows.


* Perform validation of new and existing transcoding profiles for deployment to production environment.


* Research and recommend encoding tools for new video profiles and devices.


* Investigate new transcoding frameworks and technologies.


* Operate appliance consoles and/or general scripting languages to configure, monitor and troubleshoot transcoding system resources.


* Document new and existing transcoding infrastructure/workflow/profiles.



REQUIREMENTS

* Bachelor's degree in an engineering or computer science discipline.


* Candidate must have 6 years' experience in video encoding or media development.


* Strong understanding over various audio and video containers/codecs used in professional and consumer environments (E.g. IMF MXF, AS02, MP4, TS containers. J2K, ProRes, MP2, H264 video codecs. ATMOS, Dolby E, AAC, AC3, EC3 audio codecs)


* Strong understanding of streaming technologies such as HLS/DASH/CMAF.


* Knowledge of AWS and general cloud service technology.


* Experience working with media analysis tools such as Interra Baton, Interra Vega, Msight or other such applications.


* Ability to work autonomously with application, networking, storage and encoding teams to develop systems which satisfy workflow requirements.


* Must have strong background with audio and video transcoding process.


* Must be methodical and have good debugging skills to address media issues.


* Must possess strong knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.