Senior Software Development Engineer - Content Delivery Network (CDN)
TLDR
Architect CDN infrastructure at scale, leveraging Akamai, to deliver fast and reliable streaming while guiding the move to a CDN-agnostic, scalable delivery platform.
About the Role
At Hotstar, we have over 100 million users on Play Store & capture close to a billion click stream messages daily. The engineering team at Hotstar is at the centre of action and is responsible for creating unmatchable user experience. Our engineers solve real life complex problems and create compelling experiences for our customers.
We are looking for a passionate architect in our Content Delivery Network (CDN) team who can help us tackle unique sets of challenges while contributing to the broader vision of ensuring last mile delight to our customers/users.
The pace of our growth is incredible – if you want to tackle hard and interesting problems at scale, and create an impact within an entrepreneurial environment, join us!
Your Key Responsibilities
- You will oversee our CDN infrastructure which is presently on Akamai to ensure that we efficiently manage our day-to-day operations
- You will constantly engage with their architects to explore pioneering strategies to enhance and enable our evolution towards optimal delivery. You will collaborate with them to design optimal infrastructure usage
- You will drive the engineering roadmap which will allow us to move to a mature CDN agnostic environment
- You will monitor broadcast operations to ensure that we deliver rich content to our customers quickly and efficiently
What to Bring
- Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline
- 8+ years of experience in Software Development with proven expertise to manage broadcast CDN operations at scale
- Must have deep hands-on knowledge of Akamai capabilities
- Must understand how broadcasting works and how ads work in broadcast streams
- NOC experience will be a plus
- Able to configure encoders/CDN/player profiles for different playback types
- Understanding and knowledge of DRM packaging
Hotstar is transforming how millions of users in India consume video content by offering a personalized entertainment service that seamlessly integrates high-quality programming across various devices. Our focus on exceptional product design, usability, and scalable technology ensures that we deliver a dynamic viewing experience tailored to the evolving preferences of our audience.