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Media Systems Engineer - 2U
Systems Engineer
Lead the design, deployment, and scaling of media delivery pipelines for a global online education platform, leveraging AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD to ensure high‑availability video streaming and encoding services.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and maintain end‑to‑end media pipelines, from ingestion to CDN delivery, ensuring low latency and high reliability for millions of learners.
- Implement and optimize video encoding workflows using industry standards (H.264, H.265, VP9) and containerization (Docker).
- Deploy and manage services on AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront, MediaConvert) and orchestrate with Kubernetes for scalability.
- Integrate CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) to automate build, test, and release cycles for media services.
- Collaborate with data, product, and QA teams to define performance metrics, troubleshoot issues, and drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in media systems engineering or related roles.
- Proficiency with AWS media services, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tooling.
- Strong scripting skills in Python and familiarity with Node.js for tooling.
- Deep understanding of video codecs, streaming protocols (HLS, DASH), and CDN optimization.
- Excellent problem‑solving skills and a passion for delivering high‑quality educational content at scale.
Skills
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