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OTT Live Video Engineer, YouTube

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Google

OTT Live Video Engineer, YouTube

New York, NY

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience working at the national broadcast level, supporting 24/7 live broadcasts, live productions or distribution headends.
  • Experience designing broadcast systems, specifically transmission chains geo-redundant across third-party colos, and technical project management.
Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience managing and implementing major infrastructure build outs.
  • Experience working with broadcast, network or streaming operations with a focus on operational efficiency.
  • Experience designing and implementing live media workflows.
  • Experience working in a matrixed environment, influencing cross-functional and technical teams, and communicating technical concepts to business stakeholders.

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  • Technical product or platform management.
  • Ability to manage several deadlines and deliver under time constraints.

  • About the job

    YouTube TV is an over-the-top (OTT) streaming service that brings live TV and video-on-demand over the internet to your phone, tablet, computer, or smart TV. It compliments YouTube's core ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) model to add live sports, news, and local and premium content at a price cheaper than traditional cable. YouTube TV is just 6 years old but already has billions in annual revenue and millions of subscribers. It's a huge bet for YouTube overall. YouTube has also launched Primetime Channels, NFL Sunday Ticket, and continues to expand internationally. There are many projects planned to expand the product offerings.

    The OTT Engineering team's mission is to deliver a future-proof video streaming platform, by building and integrating tools and services to support the most reliable and amp resilient signal acquisition, workflow optimization, and highest quality media delivery.

    In this role you will manage vendor engagements, partner with content providers, and work cross-functionally across YouTube with various technical and business teams. You will be supporting all aspects of OTT focused on content ingestion and processing, with the goal of building the next iteration of YouTube OTT's ingestion infrastructure.

    You will demonstrate your experience in video streaming, broadcast engineering, technical operations, or technical product management. You will also use your experience in system design/architecture, integration and broadcast or streaming infrastructure build outs, while working with vendors in the broadcast and streaming industry.

    At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun - and we do it all together.

    The US base salary range for this full-time position is $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

    Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

    Responsibilities

    • Provide architectural guidance and integration support of network and software buildouts for a globally scaled live streaming platform.
    • Partner closely with content companies, third-party aggregators and vendors to ingest premium live content to YouTube. Manage multiple vendor relationships and perform build vs buy analysis.
    • Develop new metrics, optimize existing metrics to benchmark stream quality and reliability, and build and implement end-to-end tooling for 24x7 operations teams.
    • Develop and advocate operational processes when necessary. Contribute to and advocate a roadmap for workflow automation and operational tooling initiatives.
    • Partner with software engineering teams to build and deploy scalable software to ingest, process, monitor and distribute media content and metadata.

    Client-provided location(s): New York, NY, USA
    Job ID: Google-99268323677479622
    Employment Type: Full Time

    Perks and Benefits

    • Health and Wellness

      • Health Insurance
      • Dental Insurance
      • Vision Insurance
      • Life Insurance
      • Short-Term Disability
      • Long-Term Disability
      • FSA
      • HSA
      • Fitness Subsidies
      • On-Site Gym
      • Mental Health Benefits
      • Health Reimbursement Account
      • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Parental Benefits

      • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
      • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
      • Fertility Benefits
      • Adoption Assistance Program
      • Family Support Resources
      • Adoption Leave
    • Work Flexibility

      • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Office Life and Perks

      • Commuter Benefits Program
      • Casual Dress
      • Pet-friendly Office
      • Snacks
      • Some Meals Provided
      • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Vacation and Time Off

      • Paid Vacation
      • Paid Holidays
      • Personal/Sick Days
      • Leave of Absence
      • Volunteer Time Off
    • Financial and Retirement

      • 401(K) With Company Matching
      • Company Equity
      • Performance Bonus
      • Financial Counseling
    • Professional Development

      • Tuition Reimbursement
      • Internship Program
      • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Diversity and Inclusion

      • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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