Title: Senior Video Engineer
Type: Contract (2-months, extensions likely)
Location: Remote
About Ovyo:
Ovyo is a B2B services company providing flexible Engineering team & talent services to the streaming (video/media), satellite and comms industries.
In ****, we merged with The Loop co., a Portuguese software services company, so we now boast over 250 Engineers across the different locations (UK, India, Portugal, South Africa, Brazil, US and eastern Europe).
At Ovyo, our people build the platforms that shape the way the world watches video and connects, working on a mix of long-term customer engagements and shorter consulting projects, quickly fast tracking their experience within the industry, and their career.
We're looking for an experienced Video / OTT Streaming Engineer to support large-scale live and VOD streaming platforms delivering premium content and major live events.
Responsibilities:
Operate and support end-to-end OTT and broadcast streaming workflows
Manage encoding, transcoding, packaging and delivery pipelines
Support live events with high availability and SLA ownership
Work on cloud-based streaming platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure)
Manage CDNs, DRM and broadcast headend components
Troubleshoot live streaming issues and support 24×7 operations
Requirements:
4+ years in OTT, IPTV, broadcast or streaming engineering
Experience with HLS, DASH, RTMP, SRT, ABR streaming
Hands-on cloud (AWS preferred), CDN and Linux experience
Knowledge of video codecs (H.264/H.265) and IP networking
Experience supporting live sports or large-scale live events
Nice to have:
Cloud/Linux certifications
Experience with major OTT platforms or broadcasters