Live Stream Reliability Engineer - AppleTV

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Culver City, CA
Salary: $139,500–$258,100 / yr
Posted: 56 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Live Stream Reliability Engineer - AppleTV

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The ASE Live Stream Engineering team seeks a Senior Live Reliability Engineer to join their Services division, focusing on enhancing live streaming experiences within the Apple TV app across various platforms. This role involves leading architectural discussions and developing high-performance solutions for live content acquisition, encoding, and delivery. Day-to-day responsibilities include troubleshooting real-time video delivery issues, setting up and maintaining live workflows, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal performance of live features. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of experience in live broadcast engineering and on-air production systems, along with a strong grasp of video production, remote production engineering, and cloud-based infrastructure. Familiarity with AWS, SCTE standards, and scripting languages like bash or Python is preferred for tackling complex operational challenges efficiently.

Skills

AWS Python Bash HLS SCTE-35 SCTE-104 SCTE-224 ESNI CI/CD Kubernetes Terraform Docker Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

Support operational teams for live streaming services.
Assist in broadcast transmission design for high-profile live events.
Setup and maintain live encoding and broadcast workflows.
Troubleshoot real-time live video delivery issues under pressure.
Work with operations to collect requirements for new infrastructure buildouts.
Create, maintain, and execute playbooks, RCAs, and integration specifications.

What we're looking for

5+ years of live broadcast engineering support and on-air production systems experience
Expertise in live encoding, video transport, and cloud-based infrastructure
Strong understanding of video production, remote production engineering, and broadcast transport technologies
Proficiency in troubleshooting complex partner and vendor integrations under real-time pressure
Ability to create and maintain technical documentation such as playbooks and RCAs
Experience with HLS encoding technologies and command line operations using scripting languages
After-hours and weekend support availability required