Staff Software Engineer

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in MSE/EME technologies to
join our Platform Engineering & Playback team. In this high-impact role you will architect and
scale next-generation playback experiences that support both live and on-demand content
across formats. You will collaborate across engineering product and media operations teams
to deliver performant and flexible player SDKs that set the standard for streaming performance
and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of a video player SDK enabling multi-format streaming (HLS DASHCMAF) in browsers with seamless adaptive bitrate support.
• Architect and implement advanced playback features such as low-latency streamingISOBMFF parsing content steering and text track/metadata extraction.
• Build and improve a modern modular video playback engine from the ground up using JavaScript and TypeScript designed for performance reliability and maintainability.
• Integrate deeply with Media Source Extensions (MSE) Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) DRM systems and ad-insertion technologies.
• Collaborate with the Client Apps team to ensure high performance across web browsers and devices such as Chromecast.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and mentor within the Platform Engineering & Playback team guiding engineering standards and best practices.
• Partner closely with product managers and stakeholders to align scope constraints and deadlinesidentifying trade-offs and communicating risks early.
• Maintain an active role in industry working groups and technical communities helping shape the future of streaming media standards.

Qualifications :

• 6 years of experience in software engineering
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript with deep knowledge of video playback libraries and streaming protocols.
• Proven experience working with MSE/EME and developing playback solutions across web browsers.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale video libraries or SDKs used at massive scale (e.g.2.5M hours of daily playback).
• A clear enthusiasm for crafting elegant high-performance video libraries that abstract away complexity for downstream teams.
• Skilled in problem-solving and decision-making with a strong sense of autonomy balanced by a collaborative team-first attitude.

Desired Qualifications:

• A passion for cultivating an inclusive diverse and growth-oriented engineering culture.
• Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source video player libraries like Shaka Player or .
• Understanding of server-side ad insertion (SSAI) and client-side ad insertion (CSAI) ecosystems.
• Knowledge of player observability frameworks (e.g. real-time playback analytics error logging).
• Experience with A/B testing and optimizing playback UX in large-scale streaming environments.

Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote meaning that the position is expected to be performed from a non-NBCUniversal worksite most commonly an employees residence.

Salary Range: $200000 - $225000 USD

Additional Information :

As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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Although youll be hired as an NBCU employee your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time youll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time