[Hiring] Video Engineer @iconic21

Role Description

We are looking for a Live Video Streaming Engineer to join our Video Engineering team and help build, maintain, and support reliable live video streaming infrastructure in a 24/7 production environment.

In this role, you will work with real-time live video systems, gaining hands-on experience with:

  • Studio signal flow
  • Video capture
  • Encoding
  • Streaming
  • Monitoring
  • Troubleshooting

Working alongside experienced Video Engineers, Studio Engineers, DevOps, and Software Engineers, you will contribute to the stability and performance of mission-critical live streaming workflows while continuously expanding your technical expertise.

Responsibilities:

  • Participate in the design and development of a scalable video streaming server.
  • Develop and maintain a GStreamer-based video encoding service.
  • Build and improve a web-based video player.
  • Optimize code performance and streaming efficiency.
  • Develop event-driven handlers for professional video production equipment.

Qualifications

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Good understanding of algorithms and computational complexity.
  • Hands-on experience with Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
  • Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.
  • Conversational level of English.

Requirements

  • Experience building large-scale, high-load distributed systems (nice to have).
  • Knowledge of network engineering and networking protocols (nice to have).
  • Experience with video encoding and transcoding pipelines (nice to have).
  • Hands-on experience with WebRTC streaming servers (nice to have).
  • Understanding of video codecs, containers, and streaming protocols (nice to have).
  • Experience working with Linux and Docker (nice to have).

Benefits

  • Challenging and exciting tasks, and all the needed tools to achieve them.
  • A real opportunity for professional growth in a team of professionals.
  • 21 days of vacation, 5 flexible days for your needs, 15 sick leave days.
  • National holidays according to the official calendar.
  • Individual benefit limit to support your health and wellness needs.
  • Annual bonus based on company and individual performance results.
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