Senior OTT & Streaming Architect Att
El Segundo, CA

Job Description

AT&T Mobility &

Entertainment Group is looking to recruit a self-motivated, Video Streaming Engineer to join the Video

Systems Engineering group. This department is

responsible for the strategic roadmap, technical design, and optimization of

AM&Es video and audio processing platforms. This includes architecting

platforms for SD, HD, 4K UltraHD broadcast video and file-based delivery, and

creating specifications to ensure the optimal delivery of existing and new

services to our broadcast and OTT viewers.

The successful candidate will

ideally have a degree in the field of science, engineering or computing.

Specific knowledge or experience of video and audio streaming methods,

platforms, and associated systems engineering will be highly desirable.

The Video Systems Engineering group is

based in Los Angeles and the team works closely with a wide range of key

technology companies, as well as all the major movie studios, to conduct

research and develop practical solutions across a range of technologies

relevant to the media industry.

About the role

* Develop strategic roadmap and design for AT&T

streaming services
* Help troubleshoot streaming content issues.
* Develop, implement and enhance algorithms for video

streaming.
* Investigate best-practices and new technologies for

improving OTT services.
* Perform competitive analysis for AT&T and major

streaming services.

Essential skills, experience and qualifications

* Bachelors or Master's (preferred) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a similar relevant science or engineering subject.
* 5+ years' experience in video streaming and deep knowledge of Adaptive bit rate streaming technologies
* Expertise with HLS and DASH
* Experience with CDN and Origin Servers
* Knowledge of/experience with ABR players
* Deep grasp of Network protocols such as TCP, IP, HTTP, and network protocol analysis tools
* Strong Software Development background
* Strong analytical skills.
* Working knowledge of digital audio and video formats.
* Self-motivated and curious to learn, question validity of results and explain anomalies in test results.

Desirable skills, experience and qualifications

* Knowledge of digital video and audio compression techniques used in MPEG standards such as H.264/AVC, HEVC and AAC.
* Familiarity with/knowledge of cloud technologies to enable cloud-based testing.
* Knowledge of Media container formats such as MP4 and MPEG-2 TS.

Job ID 1925327 Date posted 07/09/2019