Senior Live Streaming Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Tue, Jul 07, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
To support the delivery of tens of thousands of live events annually, the full-time Senior Live Streaming Engineer will design, build, and operate the live streaming platform, ensuring broadcast-grade reliability and performance while working remotely.
Key responsibilities
- Operate and continuously improve the live broadcast video pipeline, focusing on performance, scalability, and reliability
- Monitor stream health and viewer quality of experience, developing necessary tooling and alerting systems
- Build and maintain backend microservices using Node.js/NestJS and/or Go, while writing and executing unit and integration tests
Required qualifications
- Demonstrated experience operating live broadcast video at scale, including multi-event contribution and delivery
- Proficiency in TypeScript, Node.js and/or Go, with a strong understanding of language features and design patterns
- Experience with SQL databases and building RESTful APIs
- Hands-on experience with live streaming transport protocols such as SRT, RTMP, and WebRTC
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS, and CI/CD pipelines
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