Technical Lead - Backend

We're seeking an experienced technical lead to own and scale our end-to-end media pipeline, from recording and ingestion to delivery and playback optimisation across all platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain automated content ingestion, transcoding, QC, and delivery pipelines handling thousands of assets daily.
• Build multi-bitrate ABR workflows using FFmpeg, AWS MediaConvert, and streaming formats (HLS/DASH/CMAF).
• Architect CDN strategy and optimise delivery for startup time, buffering, and playback success.
• Implement DRM systems (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady) and content protection workflows.
• Build internal tools for monitoring, automation, and pipeline health.
• Mentor engineers and define technical standards across teams.

Requirements:

• 5+ years in backend/media engineering with deep hands-on experience in FFmpeg, video codecs (H. 264/H. 265/AV1), and streaming protocols.
• Strong knowledge of cloud media services (AWS MediaConvert, Elemental) and CDN internals.
• Backend development skills (Python, Go, Node.js, Java).
• Experience with DRM, encoding profiles, and large-scale content delivery.

Preferred Tools and Technologies:

• Media Processing: FFmpeg, GStreamer, Shaka Packager, Bento4 MP4Box.
• Cloud: AWS Media Services, GCP Transcoder.
• Delivery: CloudFront, Fastly, Akamai, Cloudflare.
• Backend: Python, Go, Java, Node.js .
• Infra: Docker, Kubernetes.
• Monitoring: Prometheus, ELK, Datadog, Grafana.
• Version Control: Git.

Education:

• Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science, Media Technology, or related fields.
• Certifications in cloud, media systems, or security (AWS Media or DRM certifications) are a plus.