About the role
Lead the multidisciplinary team responsible for NBCUniversal’s cloud-native VOD encoding platform. Own engineering execution, technical direction, production reliability, and team development. Build and operate end-to-end media processing platform for Peacock and other streaming services. Develop cloud-native systems for ingest, encoding, packaging, quality validation, and delivery. Advance video, audio, subtitle, caption, and packaging technologies. Research emerging codecs, HDR formats, AI‑ass
Requirements
3+ years managing software engineering teams. Experience with Go, Python, Java, AWS, Kubernetes, video compression, HLS, DASH, CMAF, DRM, FFmpeg, video quality analysis (VMAF, SSIM, PSNR), codecs (H.264, HEVC, AV1, VVC), HDR formats, audio codecs, subtitle technologies. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership.
About the company
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal is an American media and entertainment company owning NBC, Universal Pictures, Universal theme parks and the Peacock streaming service.
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