Hulu

Architect - Video Playback

Hulu

2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
Full-TimeDepends on ExperienceMid-LevelBachelors
Job Description

Lead design of our modular player architecture across Hulu, for use across web, mobile, and living room consoles, set-top boxes & smart TVs. Influence development of QoS measurement, Adaptive-Bitrate (ABR) & CDN switching algorithms, dynamic ad-insertion, and other innovations that improve quality for viewer. Work with standards groups to promote solutions for Hulu's needs and coordinate internal efforts across Disney tech communities. Work with the architect and dev communities to coordinate and promote best-practice methodologies, guidelines, procedures and repeatable and scalable frameworks. Provide guidance and mentor the technical and business teams by providing solutions, recommendations and documentation of use cases for continuous improvement. Follow incidents with the team, deriving insights for resiliency and self-healing capabilities into future iterations

Where is this job?
This job is located at 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA
Job Qualifications
  • At least 8 years experience in software development

  • Experience with media player stacks in one or more environments

  • Experience designing and building distributed systems for serious scale and reliability

  • Experience with video technologies, including ingest, transcoding, packaging, DRM, metadata

Required Skills
  • Time Management

  • TCP/IP

  • Networking and media protocols

  • HTTP/2

  • ABR playback logic

Soft Skills
  • Process Improvement

  • Verbal communication

  • written communication

  • Self-Driven

  • Multitasking Skills

Compensation

According to JobzMall, the average salary range for a Architect - Video Playback in 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA is between $84,000 and $90,000. This will depend on the individual's qualifications, experience, and other factors.

Additional Information
Hulu is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Required LanguagesEnglish
Job PostedSeptember 2nd, 2021
Apply BeforeJanuary 14th, 2026
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