Senior Engineer

At Major League Baseball, we continue to pioneer new innovations across media and technology and strive to create the best experience in sports and entertainment. In the Media Technology department, we are looking for an exceptional teammate to join our incredibly fast-paced environment. Focused on streaming media, we want to create and enhance our constantly growing profile of video apps, partners and digital initiatives all across the globe.

Required Skills:

● Deep technical experience with digital video technologies

● Excellent understanding of compressed video/audio codecs and containers for HTTP delivery

● Highly proficient with protocols such as HLS and/or DASH. SRT and RTMP

● Understanding of digital IP workflows based on RTP/UDP and SMPTE standards including 2110 and 2022-7

● Skilled in working with mezzanine codecs and their relationship to bandwidth sensitive environments

● History with or knowledgeable about Unix shells and scripting. FFmpeg integration a plus

● Extensive cloud experience. GCP and/or AWS preferred

● Ability to recognize and troubleshoot issues inside software applications and infrastructure environments

● Great organizational skills; must be able to track large scale projects and keep multiple teams updated on status

Nice to Have:

● Highly proficient in a programming language of your choice. Python, Javascript, Java. We are open to your experience

● Knowledgeable about network protocols, e.g. TCP/UDP, RTP, etc.

● Experience with Elemental appliances and AWS Media Services

● Experience with Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Varnish Cache, TTLs, etc. ● Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or other Infrastructure as Code management systems

● Working knowledge of Virtual Reality (VR) encoding techniques

● Experience or experimentation with HEVC, AV1 and VVC video codec

Per the California pay transparency law, the hiring range for this position is $145,000 - $175,000.

Why MLB?

Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. Employees love working at MLB because of the culture of opportunity, collaboration, and professionalism. The professionals who are most successful at MLB take initiative, know how to identify and solve problems, put the team first, and work collaboratively. For those who are ready to join the “Major Leagues” of their careers, MLB takes the same approach as they do with their players: striving to empower their own “workforce athletes” to be at their best by engineering experiences that put employees in the best position to succeed. Major League Baseball is looking for candidates who are ready to step up to the plate and continue transforming America’s pastime to best serve its fans for decades to come.

MLB’s vision is to be the global sport of choice for youth to play, fans of all backgrounds to enjoy and a desired destination for employment.

With a belief that the journey to growth and greatness is ongoing, MLB gives employees the opportunity to continue learning and honing their skills with programs such as: tuition reimbursement; mentorship programs; lunch and learns; online course subscriptions; paid industry certifications; business resource groups; and more.

MLB provides its employees with exceptional medical, dental, and vision coverage. Premiums are 100% employer covered to help employees focus on being their best!

Are you ready to Step Up to the Plate? Apply below!

If you are interested in joining our team and require a reasonable accommodation to assist with any part of the application and/or interview process, please contact us by email at: accommodations@mlb.com