Versant Media is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Video Platform) to build and operate core capabilities for the company’s video platform ecosystem. This hybrid role supports end-to-end video delivery across digital, OTT, and authenticated experiences, including playback integrations, live and on-demand pipelines, and platform observability.
Role Focus
You will work hands-on across the video delivery stack, covering client playback and SDK development, authentication and user flows, live and VOD processing, ad insertion, and monitoring. The position also requires collaboration with Product, Distribution, Ad Tech, Data, and Editorial teams to deliver integrated video experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead development of video player frameworks and SDKs across web, iOS, Android, and CTV.
- Enable seamless integration between playback experiences and authentication, personalization, and analytics.
- Improve startup time, buffering, bitrate adaptation, and overall QoE across devices and network conditions.
- Ensure platform support for real-time and near-real-time workflows for live sports, news, and event-based programming.
- Implement solutions for advertising using DAI and core ad tech integrations across the platform landscape.
- Deliver secure, scalable integrations with MVPDs, identity providers, and subscription platforms.
- Integrate with personalization services and data platforms to apply user-specific context and optimizations.
- Drive execution across multiple concurrent initiatives with predictable delivery, high quality, and alignment to business priorities.
- Participate in code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge-sharing to elevate team practices.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture focused on continuous learning and improvement.
- Ensure security, performance, and maintainability are core requirements for solutions.
- Partner closely with Product, Distribution, Ad Tech, Data, and Editorial teams to deliver integrated video experiences.
- Work with infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps teams to support scalable, reliable platform operations.
- Coordinate with product and architecture teams to align on technical direction and business priorities.
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of experience in video engineering or streaming platforms supporting media, broadcast, or OTT environments.
- Experience with HLS/DASH, DRM, CDNs, encoding/transcoding, and player frameworks.
- Proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS, and frameworks such as React, Vue, or Angular.
- Experience developing and integrating backend services in Node, Python, or Go.
- Familiarity with ad-supported video (AVOD) and monetization workflows.
- Strong understanding of Identity, Personalization, Authentication, and Subscription systems.
- Expertise with analytics, observability, and performance monitoring.
- Experience with AWS or Azure and CI/CD methodologies.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Technologies
- HLS, DASH, DRM, CDNs
- Encoding/transcoding
- Player frameworks
- JavaScript, TypeScript
- HTML/CSS
- React, Vue, Angular
- Node, Python, Go
- AVOD
- Analytics, observability, performance monitoring
- AWS, Azure
- CI/CD
Location and Work Model
- New York City, NY or Englewood Cliffs, NJ (hybrid).
- Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite.
- Englewood Cliffs office amenities include free employee parking, complimentary electric vehicle charging stations, an on-site fitness center with locker rooms and towel service, and dry-cleaning drop-off and pick-up.
- Shuttle service is available from/to the Englewood Cliffs campus with pickup locations across Manhattan’s East Side and West Side, Brooklyn, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, and Secaucus.
Compensation
USD 140,000 - 170,000 per year.
Additional Information
- Candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of the company’s locations prior to a hiring decision.
- VERSANT Media provides equal employment opportunities 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.
- If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and need support during the application and/or recruitment process, you may request reasonable accommodation by emailing candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com.
- VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and includes a good faith pay range to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws.
- VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this role.
