Meta is seeking a Video Streaming Engineer to support all aspects of video streaming and broadcast engineering for event production, remote and cloud production, and company-wide communications. This position is part of the Enterprise Engineering organization, so candidates should have demonstrated experience with technology and a focus on customer experience and have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
Global travel is expected and frequent, with flexible working hours.
The Streaming Engineer will be responsible for supporting all aspects of video streaming and broadcast engineering, for high-priority live events and streaming workflows globally. This includes video transmission via hardware and cloud-based encoders. Meta is seeking a candidate who has extensive experience with broadcast and streaming technologies and is knowledgeable about modern streaming protocols.
Responsibilities
- Lead the global video streaming and broadcast engineering service globally, partnering with our managed services partner
- Ability to manage AWS/cloud based broadcasting technologies and protocols, and develop/iterate workflows
- Support live streams and events from a remote downlink facility and maintain a high quality throughout the broadcast chain
- Managing complex broadcast and streaming workflows, and coordinating teams to execute large projects
- Work collaboratively with teams, partners, and external agencies to understand project requirements and develop and document a specific technical workflow for each project
- Develop a thorough understanding of the live stream ecosystem and continually assess the competitive landscape and emerging trends
- Overcome challenges through innovative and imaginative solutions
- Collaborate in technical conversations and communication with internal and external parties, including content partners, event producers, and streaming vendors
- Monitor and debug where necessary, using data to identify trends as well as subjective and objective quality assessments, with the goal of highlighting areas for further improvement
- Can create and adapt technical and workflow drawings for events with technical design requirements
- Champion the adoption and integration of internal and external AI-based captioning and translation services to enhance video accessibility
- Travel when required globally to support tentpole and high-priority events
- Flexibility with working hours, including occasional nights and weekends
Minimum Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in all aspects of live video streaming
- Deep familiarity with AWS services, especially Media Live, Media Connect, and Media Convert
- Experience with project management for large-scale projects
- In-depth knowledge of video transport protocols: HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), DASH, RTMP, RTSP, 2110, JPEG XS, NDI, RIST, MPEG-TS, and RTP
- Background in broadcasting and live streaming, and a experience with digital video platforms
- Experience with live-broadcast and linear encoding systems in a professional environment
- Must be able to meet tight deadlines, on a fast-paced production schedule
- Proficiency in tools to encode/decode/analyze video and understanding of security best practices
- Experience in managing the execution of complex projects, including technical workflow design
- Experience with video encoding software in a professional environment Experience with social platform streaming and broadcasting
- Excellent problem-solving skills and effective communication skills. Experience in building and maintaining good relationships with business partners
- Experience with video accessibility, such as captioning and translation services
- Knowledge of any programming language (JavaScript, Python, or Java) and some experience in developing web applications
- Track record of learning and adopting new technologies, products, and features
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Experience with the FFmpeg suite of tools
- Cloud technology experience (AWS) using their media products
- Experience working independently and making sound choices without additional support
- Able to work autonomously or in a team environment
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- Excellent organizational skills, able to prioritize work effectively and efficiently
- Experience and a competent understanding of DRM (Digital Rights Management)
- Bachelor's degree or demonstrated equivalent work-related experience