Senior Engineer, Media Technology

At Major League Baseball, we continue to pioneer new innovations across media and technology and strive to create the best experience in sports and entertainment. In the Media Technology department, we are looking for an exceptional teammate to join our incredibly fast-paced environment. Focused on streaming media, we want to create and enhance our constantly growing profile of video apps, partners and digital initiatives all across the globe.

Qualifications and Skills

● Deep technical experience with digital video technologies

● Excellent understanding of compressed video/audio codecs and containers for HTTP delivery

● Highly proficient with protocols such as HLS and/or DASH. SRT and RTMP

● Understanding of digital IP workflows based on RTP/UDP and SMPTE standards including 2110 and 2022-7

● Skilled in working with mezzanine codecs and their relationship to bandwidth sensitive environments

● History with or knowledgeable about Unix shells and scripting. FFmpeg integration a plus

● Extensive cloud experience. GCP and/or AWS preferred

● Ability to recognize and troubleshoot issues inside software applications and infrastructure environments

● Great organizational skills; must be able to track large scale projects and keep multiple teams updated on status

● Highly proficient in a programming language of your choice. Python, Javascript, Java. We are open to your experience

● Knowledgeable about network protocols, e.g. TCP/UDP, RTP, etc.

● Experience with Elemental appliances and AWS Media Services

● Experience with Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Varnish Cache, TTLs, etc.

● Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other Infrastructure as Code management systems

● Working knowledge of Virtual Reality (VR) encoding techniques

● Experience or experimentation with HEVC, AV1 and VVC video codec

Pay Range: $145,000 - $175,000

As a candidate for this position, your salary and related aspects of compensation will be contingent upon your work experience, education, skills, and any other factors MLB considers relevant to the hiring decision. In addition to your salary, MLB believes in providing a competitive compensation and benefits package for its employees.

Top MLB Perks & Benefits:

• 100% Employer Paid Medical/Dental/Vision Premiums
• Company Contributed 401K Plan
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Access to Free Tickets to Baseball Games & MLB.TV
• Discounts at MLB Store | MLBShop.com
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Onsite/Online Training & Development Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Pet Insurance

Why MLB?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of growth, teamwork, and professionalism. Employees who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify problems and provide solutions, and always put the Team first. For those ready to step up to the plate and join the major leagues, MLB takes the same approach as teams do with their players: empowering our “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are passionate about growing America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

MLB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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If you are interested in joining our team and require a reasonable accommodation to assist with any part of the application and/or interview process, please contact us by email at: [email protected]

Are you ready to Step Up to the Plate? Apply below!