Senior Technical Lead

Audio/Video Developer – Job Description
Our story
We are MediaKind, pioneers in broadcast media technology, enabling the industry to deliver highquality
content that transports viewers towards truly extraordinary experiences. Leading the way in
streaming at scale, we utilize cloud technologies to deliver an experience that’s “Live without Limits”.
Here at MediaKind, we put life first, offering remote flexibility, where you’re encouraged to be creative
and enjoy the freedom to explore what you’re capable of.
Primary Responsibilities
• As a media streaming engineer, you will be responsible for developing features, contributing to media
systems design, analysing performance, and tuning algorithms for streaming media playback.
• You will be involved in client-side development for MediaFirst streaming product.
• You will work closely with strategic partners and app developers to help in the development and debugging
of our streaming technologies on our platforms.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Must have skills:
• 5-12 years development experience with strong programming skills in Java and C++ Preferred, including
excellent multithreaded programming skills.
• Good knowledge in AV development, software design, debugging and middleware integration on various
devices such as Set Top Box(STB), mobile, tablet etc.
• Experience in development of Android / iOS based media applications.
• Knowledge of streaming media protocols: HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), Smooth Streaming, DASH, RTP, RTSP,
etc.
• Experience in developing audio/video streaming servers or clients/players.
• Experience in IPTV
• Deep working knowledge of media codecs, formats, transport and container protocols, such as MPEG-2,
H.264/AVC, AAC, AC3, MP4, TS, etc
• Solid understanding of HTTP protocols.
• Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills using network analysis tools such as WireShark, etc
• Understanding of Digital Rights Management (DRM).
• Ability to work well with tight schedules and rapid development cycles.
• A self-starter who possesses exceptional time management skills and has great attention to detail, with the
ability to work independently in managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to design a piece software, develop it all by yourself, and deliver it with highest quality for use by
millions of people.
Good to have skills:
• Deep understanding of standard video codec formats (H.264 and H.265).
• Working knowledge on usage of open source multimedia libraries like VLC APIs, FFMPEG and GStreamer.
• Working knowledge with native video players like ExoPlayer, AVPlayer, BitMovin etc.
• Experience in Kotlin programming language.
• Having an excellent analytical skills and experience in debugging through Kibana/Grafana
Qualification:
BS or MS in CS/CE or equivalent, with 5 to 10 years of experience.

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At MediaKind, we celebrate diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an
affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race,
color, ancestry, religion, sex, nationality, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability,
gender identity or Veteran status.
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