Video Engineer

Robert Half • Arlington, TX • 3h ago

Description We are looking for a Video Engineer to join a contract opportunity with permanent potential based in Arlington, Texas. This role is ideal for a senior-level software engineer with strong streaming media expertise who can support the full video path from source ingestion through playback across connected devices. You will help strengthen encoding, packaging, delivery, and playback performance while partnering with leadership to improve reliability, accessibility, and viewer experience.

Responsibilities:

Oversee the end-to-end video preparation workflow, including ingest validation, encoding profile strategy, packaging output, and issue resolution for failed processing jobs.

Manage streaming delivery across supported platforms by optimizing manifest behavior, segment formatting, and secure content distribution for reliable playback.

Troubleshoot DRM licensing and protected playback across device ecosystems, ensuring the most effective rights management approach is applied for each platform.

Investigate and resolve playback defects affecting smart TVs, browsers, Roku, Fire TV, and other consumer devices, including streaming interruptions and audio/video sync issues.

Improve content accessibility by validating caption delivery, text track behavior, and metadata required for a consistent viewing experience.

Build and maintain preview image, thumbnail, and scrubbing-related assets that enhance navigation and trick-play functionality.

Partner with cross-functional teams to support ad-enabled streaming workflows, including packaging readiness and playback conditioning for monetized content.

Expand automated test coverage and use playback analytics to identify quality concerns before they impact subscribers.

Contribute to platform modernization efforts related to video workflows and delivery architecture as needed. Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

At least 5 years of experience in video engineering within streaming, media, or broadcast environments.

Strong expertise in HLS, adaptive bitrate streaming, video encoding concepts, and packaged media delivery workflows.

Hands-on experience with DRM technologies such as Widevine, PlayReady, and FairPlay, including troubleshooting license and playback issues.

Familiarity with CDN and secure delivery concepts, including caching behavior, tokenized access, and origin configuration.

Proficiency with industry tools such as FFmpeg, MediaInfo, Shaka Packager, Bento4, or similar stream analysis and packaging utilities.

Ability to script in Python, Node.js, or Bash to automate operational tasks, validation, or testing.

Experience working with video player technologies and diagnosing playback behavior across a wide range of consumer devices. Technology Doesn't Change the World, People Do.®

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