Streaming Engineer

At Viaplay Group, we entertain millions of people every day through our streaming services, radio networks, and TV channels. We believe in the power of content not just as a way of telling stories and touching lives, but also expanding worlds.
We’re looking for the best people to join us on our journey. Right now, we’re searching for a Streaming Engineer to ourStreaming Experience team in our Stockholm office–are you ready to hit play on an exciting career change?
The role
As a Streaming Engineer at Viaplay, you will play an important role inworking to improve the quality and reliability of our streaming platform. Therole is wide and stretches from researching and developing future video- andstreaming functionality to daily operational tasks, like investigation ofproduction issues. Together with your team, you will work closely withdifferent stakeholders across Viaplay Group, as well as towards partners andexternal stakeholders.
These are some of the areas you can expect in therole:
Manage, optimize and develop our streaming platform to ensurehigh performance, stability and redundancy
Manage our encoding and monitoring solutions
Follow up on QoE statistics and investigate potential issues to findroot cause and make improvements
Optimize video delivery and follow up with our CDN partners
Work closely with Technical Operations when planning large liveevents to ensure flawless deliveries
Assist developers regarding video, audio- and streaming relatedproblems
What we’re looking for
In the Streaming Experience team, we are a group consisting of streaming-and videoengineers, backend developers, a QA Engineer as well as product-and engineeringmanager. Together we have a passion for streaming and we also like to have fun, both in the office and after hours!
We believe that you have a good understanding of the streaming market andrelevant technologies. If you have previous experience of working withstreaming products - we would be really happy!
We understand you may feel confident ticking certain boxes more than others and that’s why we always keep an open mind in our recruitment process. But, in order to thrive in this role, we do believe you’ll have at least some experience in the following:
A technical education background or equivalent work experience
Experience in working with streaming technologies e.g. video encoding,ABR packaging CDN, DRM etc.
Experience of working with cloud services
Thrive in sharing knowledge and experience with others
Solid problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills and a great team player

It’s a bonus if you have:
Developer background
What we offer you We’ve got you covered! 30 days of paid vacation every year, an attractive pension and insurance scheme, and generous parental leave pay lift.
Your wellbeing matters. We provide you with various wellbeing initiatives includingwellness allowance.
A safe space to grow and up-skill. Our learning culture puts you in the driver’s seat of your own development.
An innovative environment with Hack Days once a year. This week-long initiative allows you to think outside the box and deliver creative, technical solutions that (more often than not) go on to be implemented, either in our product or our ways of working.
Entertainment is what we love, and entertainment is what we do. So, unlimited access to Viaplay seems only fair for you to get to know the product –including serier & viewing events, new release movie rentals, linear channels and more.
Hit play today
If this feels like your kind of challenge, make sure you apply by attaching your CV here –you may also want to add your LinkedIn profile. Please don’t send us your application via email because we won’t be able to accept it. We do, however, welcome any questions you may have about this particular position. Want to learn more about who we are and what we do? Check out our careers page or follow us on Instagram! We’re only ever a few clicks away.