Video Backend Engineer C++ (Outstaff project)

Become a part of the core team that maintains, extends, and improves our client’s video backend based on state-of-the-art technology. Collaborate with a highly skilled and passionate team of multi-national engineers to build and operate our client’s video services.
Our client’s Backend team develops the software which drives the carrier-grade streaming platform, covering the full processing chain from content ingest, transcoding, storage and stream delivery. The team work closely with the Playback team — the counterpart to bring streaming features into applications, and with the Ads Backend team — whose engineers focus on the solutions for server-side dynamic ad insertion.

What You’ll Do:
Improve encoding pipeline for live and on-demand content;
Integrate seamless use of GPU or cloud resources in our infrastructure;
Improve HTTP streaming stack (DASH, HLS) and experiment with new technologies;
Secure sensible content with fine-grained access control and DRM technologies;
Solve the scalability challenges of a global Content Delivery Network;
Improve fault tolerance of the platform;
Develop clean and maintainable code;
Collaborate with stakeholders and engineers across the company.

What You’ll Bring:
Expert knowledge in either C/C++ or Golang programming;
Excellent understanding of operating system / Linux fundamentals;
Expertise and ideas to build highly concurrent and distributed systems;
Experience diagnosing and troubleshooting complex systems using test tools, network management systems and error reporting systems;
Desire and abilities to learn new technologies and programming languages;
Comfortable working with remote colleagues and multidisciplinary teams;
Fluent verbal and written English language skills;
Experience in development and support of production systems with 24×7 operations.

It will be an advantage:
Experience with video and audio encoding (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC...) or streaming (HLS, MPEG-DASH...) technologies;
Experience with distributed data stores such as Scylla, Ceph or ClickHouse;
Experience with container management such as Kubernetes, Docker or LXC.

About the client:
The client is aimed to create a new TV experience, independent from location, time and device.
They bring a huge selection of sport events, movies and TV series to the favourite devices of users. In addition, client’s B2B team delivers TV and VOD solutions to cable operators, internet service providers and many others, thus positioning the client as a top-notch technology partner.
The client has built a great team that defines and develops the TV experience of the future together. They treat each other with respect and pull on one string to make our vision reality. Flat hierarchies and open communication enable them to cooperate transparently and to act fast. Be ourselves and simply do what we are best at.

About MEGOGO

MEGOGO — це міжнародний медіасервіс, народжений у Києві. Уже понад 12 років ми створюємо цілий всесвіт контенту, з яким завжди добре.

Ми працюємо з HBO, Universal, BBC, Sony, Walt Disney, Warner Brothers Discovery, Paramount Pictures та іншими світовими студіями. Ексклюзивно транслюємо матчі Ліги чемпіонів УЄФА, єврокубки та топові спортивні події, включаючи бокс від Top Rank.

Ми створюємо продукти та сервіси для потокового мультимедіа на основі ОТТ-технологій. Наразі у нас є:
— Власна CMS
— Мобільні додатки для платформ iOS, Android і Windows
— Додаток для Smart TV Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic, Philips та інших
— Додаток для ігрових консолей Sony PlayStation та Microsoft Xbox
— Приставку MEGOGO BOX
— Додаток MEGOGO VR для пристроїв віртуальної реальності
— Рекламні та аналітичні продукти
— PCI DSS сертифікація та інтеграції за платіжними системами
— Системи рекомендацій і роботи з даними
— Мережеві рішення, CDN, транскодинг і багато іншого

І робить все це команда із 766 талановитих та енергійних людей. Тільки уяви наскільки ми станемо сильніше, коли до нас приєднаєшся ти! Спробуєш?

Company website:
https://www.megogo.net

DOU company page:
https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/megogonet-/