Senior Set Top Box Engineer (CNN+)

Company OverviewWarnerMedia is a powerful portfolio of iconic entertainment, news, and sports brands. We bring people, technology, and the world’s best storytellers together to drive culture and meaningful connection. We believe the enduring power of stories can open our eyes to the world, to each other, and to new and different perspectives. This is our story We are the now and the next. The power behind the people building the future. We are born from the spirit of innovation. We are created from the idea that people around the world want more, need more, deserve more. We are the home of the global digital revolution. We are CNN.See what it’s like to work at CNN! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Join us. Shape your story here.The JobWarnerMedia seeks a Senior Set Top Box Engineer for the CNN NewsCo department.You will be joining a horizontal and cross functional team responsible for supporting all-things-video for CNN Digital, which includes the evolution of our video workflows, management of our playback infrastructure, and development of new, video-led experiences for our digital audience. We are looking for a video expert that can help us drive the evolution of our ecosystem and who is familiar with industry's current state - someone who can be ready to get hands-on the first day.Our team is responsible for: Creating a platform through which our audience can engage with our best-in-class video content.Delivering video players that provide the best experience to our users, considering the form factor, device and network connectivity.Creating and maintaining video workflows and data tools that support an efficient and authoritative delivery of video assets and metadata.Ensuring the highest technical quality, lighting-fast performance, and an engaging experience across all CNN Digital properties.Maintaining and leading a video product roadmap across all product lines.Set organization-wide experience and technical video standards.Partner with our product teams to integrate video into their end products.Coordinate across the organization teams involved in the video delivery chain, including Editorial, Production, Ads, Product, Design, and Technology.Serve as subject-matter resource for current and future state and trends in the digital video landscape.The Daily Collaborate with product and design leads to craft experiences that help our users find the video content they want, when they want it, in the format they prefer.Support multiple MVPD platforms (Xfinity, Charter, etc) to rapidly iterate on our end-user experience.Leverage existing design systems, and test variants using A/B testing tools.Share your knowledge of the latest in platform technologies to push the boundaries of what we can provide our users.Design and implement strategies to encourage our audience to more deeply engage with short-form, long-form, and live content across our platforms.The Essentials Experience with Lightning Javascript Development Framework w/ WebGL.Experience developing on major STB platforms.HTML5 ExperienceDRM ExperienceEncryption ExperienceExperience with industry standard tools such as Github, continuous integration, and automated testing.Interest and understanding in the full delivery cycle of video - encoding, packaging, and distribution.Demonstrated advanced understanding of troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, application design, solution development, human factors/usability design, and implementation of projects for major business units or the enterprise.Advanced Computer Science degree or comparable experience.Last, and most importantly, are our Team Beliefs and Behaviors. If the above is your skill set and the below are your values, then we can’t wait to meet you!We… Are stronger togetherTackle the right problems with the right peopleSeek knowledge and share knowledgeChallenge assumptionsAre a Talent PowerhouseSucceed TogetherAim HighFocus on the FutureAre AgileAct CourageouslyCreate ConnectionThe PerksExclusive WarnerMedia events and advance screeningsPaid time off every year to volunteer for eligible employeesAccess to well-being tools, resources, and freebiesAccess to in-house learning and development resourcesPart of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brandsWarner Media, LLC and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.Job SummaryJob number: 185443BRDate posted : 2021-08-13Profession: TechnologyEmployment type: Full time