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Streaming Media Engineer - Encoding

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Denver, CO

About Fubo: 

With a mission to build the world’s leading global live TV streaming platform with the greatest breadth of premium content and interactivity, FuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO) aims to transcend the industry’s current TV model. Fubo operates in the U.S., Canada, France and Spain. The company also has a growing technology center in Bangalore, India that is developing strategic product and technology features for the global Fubo platform.

We’re rapidly growing in employees, subscribers, and content offerings! Which means we need your help taking us to the next level. 

Fubo is committed to excellence through diversity, which involves attracting talented people from diverse backgrounds and traditions. We encourage everyone to apply.

*OUR HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT THIS ROLE IS BASED IN DENVER, CO*

About the role:

The Streaming Media Engineer is responsible for architectural design, implementation, and documentation of an on-prem and cloud-based live ABR video encoding environment. The engineer is also responsible for reliable, consistent operation of these systems to provide a top quality video delivery experience for our customers. 

Responsibilities:

  • Operate an MVPD-based live ABR video encoding and packaging system
    • Work with multiple teams to launch new services on the Fubo platform
    • Ensure production environment by monitoring availability, system health, application health/performance, and trends to identify where anomalies happen
    • Provide Tier 2 support as needed
  • Improve reliability, quality, and availability of our world class streaming platform
    • Measure and optimize system performance, push our capabilities forward, and innovate to continually improve
    • Gather/analyze metrics from compute, infrastructure and applications to assist in performance tuning and fault finding
    • Partner with dev ops teams to improve service availability/uptime through rigorous testing and release procedures
  • Provide primary operational support for hardware in our data centers
    • Perform routine maintenances as needed, possibly overnight
    • Participate in an on-call rotation and act as a subject matter expert for Fubo internal groups

Required Skills:

  • Remote and onsite operation of a data center environment
    • Demonstrable knowledge of data center environments
      • Servers, Routers, Power Distribution, Cabling
  • Root cause identification, triage and mitigation
  • Systems Engineering
    • Log aggregation tools.
    • Application Monitoring tools (Grafana/Prometheus)
    • Software Development / Engineering experience in automation, tools, or dashboards
  • Networking
    • TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, DHCP, NTP.
  • Track record of successful practical problem solving, excellent written and interpersonal communication, and documentation skills
  • Ability to create disaster recovery plans, network diagrams, and other data, security, and risk mitigation plans
  • Experience with testing environments, and development of scenarios
  • Experience with script writing/automation using languages such as Python, Ruby, etc. and utilizing REST API’s for configuration/feedback loop

The Ideal Candidate will also:

  • Background in MVPD-based Video Systems
    • Video/Audio codecs such as AVC, HEVC, AAC, E-AC3
    • Packaging methods including HLS/DASH/CMAF
    • Multimedia transport protocols such as: RTP, RTMP, SRT, UDP, Zixi
    • Alternate content workflows in ABR ecosystem (ESAM, ESNI/SCTE-224, etc) 
    • DRM and content encryption, including 3rd-party integrations
    • CDN vendors and their systems (e.g. Akamai, Level3, Fastly, etc.)
    • Familiarity with cloud deployments (Docker, AWS EC2/ECS, Google Cloud Compute/Storage)
  • Enjoy working in a fast-moving environment in which individual contributors are trusted and depended upon to set technical direction
  • Enjoy learning new things and sharing knowledge with co-workers
  • Take the initiative in identifying and removing roadblocks
  • Be a pleasure to work with in a professional environment
  • Be comfortable giving and receiving honest feedback
  • Be unafraid of failure
  • Enjoy disrupting the status quo

Perks & Benefits:

  • At Fubo, you will have the opportunity to personally influence what live media looks like after it goes through its next big transformation
  • Fubo provides a highly competitive compensation based on experience and market standards
  • Robust benefit package including Health/Dental/Vision coverage sponsored up to 100% for employees, 401k, Life Insurance, and commuter benefits
  • Free Premium Fubo Account
  • Health and Wellness initiatives
  • Unlimited PTO days and regular company-wide activities.
  • Fubo's main Headquarters are located in Midtown Manhattan, with offices in Denver, Paris, and Bangalore
  • Fubo is an e-verified company

Fubo’s minimum base pay for this role if hired in Colorado is $120,000 per year; maximum base salary for this role is $155,000 per year. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Fubo's equity plan, annual cash bonus plans, unlimited PTO, and a full range of medical benefits. Final offer amount will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by multiple factors, including years and depth of experience and expertise, location and other business considerations. 



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