Full Stack Video Streaming Engineer (OTT | WebRTC | HLS | FFmpeg)

We're building an OTT platform with Live TV + VOD. We Need an experienced video infrastructure engineer to scale our media pipeline. Current stack: RTMP ingest → FFmpeg transcoding → HLS packaging → CloudFront CDN, Node.js backend, PostgreSQL. Also adding a WebRTC/LiveKit Watch Party feature with synced playback + chat. Responsibilities: - Build multi-bitrate FFmpeg/GStreamer transcoding pipeline for Live + VOD - Configure RTMP/SRT/RTSP ingest - Implement LL-HLS/CMAF for low-latency live streaming - Design scalable Docker + queue-based transcoding workers - Integrate LiveKit/WebRTC for synced Watch Party - Architect for SSAI and DRM-ready secure delivery (signed URLs, tokens) - Optimize CDN caching (CloudFront/Akamai) - Fix buffering, bitrate switching, and A/V sync issues - Build stream health monitoring/alerting Preferred: - AWS Elemental (MediaLive/MediaConvert/MediaPackage) - RTSP-to-web / CCTV experience - Hardware acceleration (CUDA, QuickSync, NVENC) - AI video processing (scene detection, thumbnails) Requirements: - 5+ years production video streaming experience - Advanced FFmpeg/GStreamer (filter graphs, HW acceleration) - Strong HLS/DASH/CMAF and ABR knowledge - Backend skills in Node.js, Go, or Python - Prior OTT/IPTV/VOD platform experience To apply, include: - Examples of OTT/streaming platforms built - Brief architecture overview - Your role & tech stack used - GitHub/portfolio links Potential for long-term engagement with additional milestones.