Live Streaming Software Engineer
Thomson Reuters VenturesLive Streaming Software Engineer:
We are seeking a talented and motivated Live Streaming Software Engineer, with proven Python, Java, NodeJS experience, to join our dynamic team and contribute to the development of cutting-edge solutions that drive our business forward. We are part of Reuters, responsible of video processing and content distribution to both internal and external parties worldwide.
In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining Python/Java/NodeJS -based live streaming applications and features. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, QA engineers and other top-talented engineers, to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet the needs of our customers and enhance our business operations, to deliver live streaming news all over the world.
About the role:
- Manage and optimize cloud-based streaming infrastructure, including cloud acquisition, encoding, packaging, and origin services.
- Lead innovation initiatives to enhance the live streaming stack, bridging the gap between cloud technologies and production requirements.
- Work with emerging technologies and trends in the streaming industry to keep our live streaming capabilities at the cutting edge.
- Support new feature development by understanding its impact on live streaming operations and ensuring scalability.
- Develop, test, and maintain robust and scalable applications (Python, NodeJS, Java).
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and define software requirements.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and technologies to ensure our applications are built using the latest best practices.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve issues related to cloud-based streaming components.
- Monitor live streaming events to ensure high-quality delivery and promptly address technical issues.
About you:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years’ experience on Python and Java backend cloud-based applications.
- 4+ years’ experience on Live Streaming (Wowza, TVU, AWS)
- 2+ years’ experience on NodeJS backend cloud-based applications.
- Experience and knowledge of cloud services, preferably of AWS.
- Understanding of agile development methodologies.
- Proven skills on maintainable and testable code.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- Proactive and self-motivated.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team.
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What’s in it For You?
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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