Senior Video Stream Platform Engineer (Coupang Play)

About Coupang Play
Coupang Play is a streaming service provided to Coupang WOW Members offering a diverse lineup ranging from original content, TV series, movies, and sports, to kids and families. Coupang Play always has something for everyone to enjoy at home on the go.
 
Coupang Play is available on any mobile device, tablet, Apple TV, PC (Chrome, Safari, Edge), as well as Smart TV and Android TV. Coupang Play's original content feature outstanding, well-made scripted and unscripted series such as "Boyhood," "Anna," and "SNL Korea." We strive to enrich our content library to continually create exceptional viewing experiences for our customers.
 
If you like to work on cutting-edge issues and solve complex problems, join us in our journey to creating services that meet the needs of and create value for our customers.

Role Overview
As a senior video stream platform engineer, you will work closely with the Coupang Play engineering team to develop Coupang Play video streaming platform and establish the operational excellence for handling high traffic video on demand (VOD), live streaming video, and digital video workflow system.

What You Will Do 

• Develop, improve, automate, and support Coupang Play video transcoding pipeline and video streaming workflow system.
• Building API-First video service and event-driven workflow system to interact with video streaming services.
• Grow video streaming infrastructure, CDN resources, and improve production deployment pipeline.
• Write technical documents and establish operational excellence.
• To improve engineering excellence for the team and organization.

Basic Qualifications 

• Strong understanding of video and audio codecs like H.264, HEVC, AV1, AAC, and associated technologies like SCTE-35, HDR, RTMP/SRT, DASH-Widevine, and HLS-Fairplay.
• Strong understanding of native and web video players for online video streaming.
• Those who have four years or more of work experience related to back-end engineering and are capable of system engineering with video applications or the latest tech stack.
• Good experience in cloud-native programming stacks such as Go, Java, JavaScript or Node.js, and Rust for back-end engineering or have similar experience.
• Able to debug video manifest issues and compatibility issues with video players. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Able to manage real-time video streaming, live DRM, and live streaming CDN.
• Experience in OTT and  live sports operation with contribution monitoring, transcoding and packaging configuration and distribution management.
• Those with OTT engineering experience in video distribution, contribution, and cloud-based video serving.
• Those with low latency HLS production experience.
• Experience with AWS Elemental Media service or similar cloud video media platforms.
• Experience with AWS Well-Architected framework.
• Expertise or deep knowledge in DRM requirements for video applications.
• Those who can collaborate with iOS/Android developers to solve video playback problems 

Recruitment Process and Others 
Recruitment Process  

• Application Review > 1st Online Interview > 2nd Online Interview > Offer  
• The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.  
• Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.  

Details to Consider  

• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.     
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.     
• Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.  
• Job titles and responsibilities may be subject to change depending on the candidate’s overall experience, etc. This will be communicated to the candidate at the appropriate time before the offer.  

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• https://www.coupang.jobs/en/privacy-policy/ 

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