Video Engineer

Video Engineer
Coimbra
Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal

Title: Senior Video Streaming Engineer

Type: Contract (2-months , extensions likely)

Location: Remote

About Ovyo:

Ovyo is a B2B services company providing flexible Engineering team & talent services to the streaming (video/media), satellite and comms industries. In 2024, we merged with The Loop co. , a Portuguese software services company, so we now boast over 250 Engineers across the different locations (UK, India, Portugal, South Africa, Brazil, US and eastern Europe). At Ovyo, our people build the platforms that shape the way the world watches video and connects, working on a mix of
- term customer engagements and shorter consulting projects, quickly fast tracking their experience within the industry, and their career.

We’re looking for an experienced Video / OTT Streaming Engineer to support
- scale live and VOD streaming platforms delivering premium content and major live events.

Responsibilities:

• Operate and support
  -
  - end OTT and broadcast streaming workflows
• Manage encoding, transcoding, packaging and delivery pipelines
• Support live events with high availability and SLA ownership
• Work on
  - based streaming platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure)
• Manage CDNs, DRM and broadcast headend components
• Troubleshoot live streaming issues and support 24×7 operations

Requirements:

• 4+ years in OTT, IPTV, broadcast or streaming engineering
• Experience with HLS, DASH, RTMP, SRT, ABR streaming
• Hands-on cloud (AWS preferred), CDN and Linux experience
• Knowledge of video codecs (H. 264/H. 265) and IP networking
• Experience supporting live sports or
  - scale live events

Nice to have:

• Cloud/Linux certifications
• Experience with major OTT platforms or broadcasters