Streaming Media Engineer - Linear Encoding

About Fubo:

FuboTV Inc. is a consumer-first live TV streaming company that is defining the future of TV.

Ranked among The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies 2025 by the Financial Times, FuboTV owns Hulu + Live TV (entertainment), Fubo (sports) and Molotov (entertainment and sports), which stream in markets around the globe.

Our Mission:

Our mission is to deliver premium sports, news and entertainment programming through a best-in-class user experience that offers greater choice, flexibility and value. 

About the Role:

*OUR HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT THIS ROLE IS BASED IN DENVER, CO*

The Streaming Media Engineer is responsible for architectural design, implementation, and documentation of an on premises and cloud-based live ABR video processing environment. The engineer is also responsible for reliable, consistent operation of these systems to provide a top quality video delivery experience for our customers. 

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing a MVPD-based live ABR video processing environment


• Develop tools to scale deployments of chosen architectures


• Work with various business-critical vendors to drive feature development and bug fixes


• Work with multiple teams to launch new services on the Fubo platform


• Provide Tier 2 support as needed


• Perform routine maintenances as needed, possibly overnight 


• Participate in an on-call rotation and act as a subject matter expert for fuboTV-internal groups

Required Skills:

• Solid experience in various video and audio codecs such as AVC, HEVC, AAC, E-AC3


• Solid experience in multimedia transport protocols including RTP, RTMP, SRT, UDP, Zixi


• Experience in various streaming packaging methods such as HLS and DASH


• Understanding of alternate content workflows in ABR ecosystem (ESAM, ESNI/SCTE-224/SCTE-35, etc) 


• Experience in developing automation using languages such as Python, Ruby, GoLang, with ability to adapt to business needs as required


• Familiarity with DRM and content encryption, including 3rd-party integrations


• Familiarity with different CDN vendors and their systems (e.g. Akamai, Level3, Fastly, etc.)


• Familiarity with enterprise MPEG Analysis tools, such as Tektronix, Ineoquest, Elecard, etc


• Familiarity with cloud deployments (Docker, AWS EC2/ECS, Google Cloud Compute/Storage)


• Experience with testing environments, and development of scenarios


• Ability to context-switch between engineering and operational roles across multiple technologies

The Ideal Candidate will also:

• Enjoy working in a fast-moving environment in which individual contributors are trusted and depended upon to set technical direction


• Enjoy learning new things and sharing knowledge with co-workers


• Take the initiative in identifying and removing roadblocks


• Be a pleasure to work with in a professional environment


• Be comfortable giving and receiving honest feedback


• Be unafraid of failure


• Enjoy disrupting the status quo

Perks & Benefits:

• At Fubo, you will have the opportunity to personally influence what live media looks like after it goes through its next big transformation


• Fubo provides a highly competitive compensation based on experience and market standards


• Robust benefits package, including Health/Dental/Vision coverage, 401k, Life Insurance, and commuter benefits


• Free Premium Fubo Account


• Unlimited PTO days and regular company-wide activities


• Fubo's main headquarters are located in Midtown Manhattan, with offices in Paris, and Bangalore


• Fubo is an e-verified company

Fubo’s minimum base salary for this role if hired in New York City is $110,000 per year; maximum base salary for this role is $150,000 per year. Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Fubo's equity plan, annual cash bonus plans, unlimited PTO, and a full range of medical benefits. The final offer amount will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by multiple factors, including years and depth of experience and expertise, and other business considerations.