Video Broadcast Engineer

A globally leading consumer device company headquartered in Cupertino, CA is seeking an elite-level Video Broadcast Engineer to support a high-profile global live broadcast. This is a zero-tolerance-for-failure environment delivering to multi-million concurrent viewers worldwide. The right candidate arrives ready to execute from day one, thrives in high-stakes broadcast environments, and holds themselves to the same bar we hold this event: extraordinary.

Responsibilities:

Pre-Event (Weeks 1–5)

Review existing transmission workflows and failsafe plans; identify risks and recommend updates

Validate all redundancy, failover, and backup procedures

Review, update, and test existing encoding configuration files and their execution

Prepare a detailed run-of-show checklist

Participate in all pre-show tests and platform validations

Assist with content QC to confirm proper asset delivery through all transmission pipelines

During the Event (Week 5/6)

Operate HLS encoders for looping test cycles, platform tests, rehearsals, and the live show

Continuously monitor the full signal path from Encoder to CDN boundary

Verify quality and health of encoding, delivery, and encoders in real time

Validate player output and behavior across multiple platforms

Serve as Point of Contact for the CDN team

Execute failover procedures as needed; provide real-time technical guidance

Manage state changes to the .com player

Perform test encodes and segment preparation for VOD

Maintain live incident logs throughout the broadcast

Assist with HLS VOD upload to CDN

Post-Event (Week 6)

Deliver a technical debrief and report documenting lessons learned

Restore all media and resources to archival locations

Complete all required documentation to GitHub and NAS

Perform any post-event asset corrections, including re-encodes or content replacement

Required Qualifications:

10+ years of hands-on experience in online broadcast / live streaming operations at organizations that regularly deliver to >5 million concurrent viewers internationally

Deep, expert-level command of HLS, including advanced manifest manipulation, multi-variant playlist generation, and adaptive bitrate (ABR) optimization

Proven, recent operational experience with both on-premises and cloud-based encoding systems. On-prem AWS

Elemental experience is critical

Understanding of CDN behavior as it relates to encoding and packaging output, including packaging, downstream caching, origin configuration and ingest design.

Demonstrated experience deploying and operating real-time stream health monitoring systems — dashboards, telemetry, alerting across HLS manifest health, segment availability, bitrate laddering, and viewer QoE metrics

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of accessibility and subtitle formats: WebVTT, TTML, CEA-608/708

Familiarity with audio broadcast standards including Dolby Atmos and multi-channel formats

Comfort coordinating with international partners across varying technical levels

Type: Contract

Duration: 6 weeks

Work Location: Cupertino, CA (onsite)

Pay rate: $141.00 - $156.00/ph (DOE)

No 3rd party agencies allowed and no C2C allowed

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