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Senior Software Developer

Wowza Media Systems is a streaming solutions provider that offers a full-service platform for live and on-demand video, enabling organizations to deliver reliable and scalable streaming experiences.

Wowza Media Systems

Employee count: 51-200

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About Wowza

Wowza Media Systems is a Colorado-based global leader in video streaming software backed by Clearhaven Partners (Boston, MA). Our flagship product, Wowza Streaming Engine, is one of the streaming industry’s most foundational, widely adopted, widely trusted and often imitated media server software products.

Organizations with mission-critical video rely on Wowza. Our technology helps power streaming workflows for customers including ESPN, Axon, NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Palantir and many others. Across education, healthcare, enterprise, gaming, government and more, Wowza’s software has been implemented in more than 30,000 customer video solutions in over 100 countries.

Role Overview

We are looking for a senior software developer who understands the key stages involved in processing and delivering video content. You will play a central role in the evolution of Wowza Streaming Engine, a core component of the streaming infrastructure used by thousands of organizations. This role is ideal for someone who already works with modern video pipelines and wants to contribute directly to a highly impactful, large-scale product.

What You Will Do

Design, develop and enhance core features of the Wowza Streaming Engine with high levels of reliability and performance.

Architect and implement advanced workflows for new codecs and hardware accelerators.

Optimize packaging pipelines for large scale live and on-demand delivery.

Tune and optimize GPU or VPU accelerated transcoding workflows to meet performance, cost and quality requirements.

Diagnose and resolve complex issues involving video protocols, pipelines and media formats.

Contribute to internal standards, formats and best practices in video streaming.

Collaborate with product, support and customer facing teams.

Act as a video technology expert for other engineering teams.

Technical Requirements

5+ years of experience in transcoding and packaging workflows.

Strong mastery of video codecs including AVC H.264, HEVC H.265, VP8, VP9 and AV1.

Demonstrated experience with hardware accelerated transcoding (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD or equivalent).

Strong knowledge of protocols and formats such as RTMP, RTSP, HLS, MPEG DASH, CMAF and WebRTC.

Solid understanding of content encryption and DRM workflows.

Familiarity with video quality metrics including PSNR, SSIM and VMAF.

Strong programming skills in Java and in C or C plus plus, including JNI based integration.

Experience designing major components of a complex or distributed application.

Experience in unit testing, performance tuning and debugging multithreaded Java applications.

Nice To Have

Contributions to open-source video projects.

Direct experience with Wowza Streaming Engine or Wowza Video.

Experience with CI CD pipelines and automated testing environments.

Experience creating public APIs or SDKs.

Why Join Wowza and This Team

Work on a foundational product in the global video ecosystem.

Direct impact on the quality, performance and reliability of production streaming workflows.

Senior, pragmatic and collaborative engineering team.

Flexible work options from Montreal or anywhere in Canada.

Benefits and Perks

We offer a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive set of benefits designed to support you and your family. While specifics may vary by country, for Canada you can expect:

Competitive base salary aligned to the Montreal market and your experience

Generous paid time off and company holidays

Comprehensive health benefits

Retirement savings program with company contribution

Paid parental leave

Short term and long term disability coverage

Training and professional development opportunities

Employee assistance program and wellness support

Details of the benefits package for this role will be discussed during the interview process.

Who We Are, Culturally

At Wowza, you will be part of a fast paced, mission driven team that powers real world, high impact use cases, from live streaming graduations to supporting critical monitoring and decision workflows. We encourage ownership, collaboration, and curiosity, and we take pride in building software that other engineers love to run in production.

Wowza Media Systems does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

FRENCH :

Développeur·euse logiciel senior (Video Streaming)

Lieu: Montréal, QC (hybride) ou télétravail au Canada

Département: Ingénierie

À propos de Wowza

Wowza Media Systems est un leader mondial du logiciel de diffusion vidéo en continu, basé au Colorado et soutenu par Clearhaven Partners (Boston, MA). Notre produit phare, Wowza Streaming Engine, est l’un des serveurs médias les plus fondamentaux, largement adoptés, reconnus et souvent imités de l’industrie du streaming.

Les organisations qui dépendent de la vidéo pour des opérations critiques font confiance à Wowza. Notre technologie soutient les flux de diffusion pour des clients comme ESPN, Axon, la NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Palantir et bien d’autres. Dans les secteurs de l’éducation, de la santé, de l’entreprise, du jeu vidéo, du gouvernement et plus encore, le logiciel Wowza a été intégré à plus de 30000 solutions vidéo dans plus de 100 pays.

Aperçu du rôle

Nous recherchons un ou une développeur·euse logiciel senior qui comprend les étapes clés du traitement et de la diffusion de contenu vidéo. Vous jouerez un rôle central dans l’évolution de Wowza Streaming Engine, un composant essentiel de l’infrastructure de streaming utilisée par des milliers d’organisations. Ce poste s’adresse à une personne déjà familière avec les pipelines vidéo modernes et souhaitant contribuer directement à un produit d’envergure à fort impact.

Responsabilités

Concevoir, développer et améliorer des fonctionnalités essentielles de Wowza Streaming Engine avec un haut niveau de fiabilité et de performance.

Architecturer et mettre en œuvre des workflows avancés pour de nouveaux codecs et accélérateurs matériels.

Optimiser les pipelines de mise en paquet pour la diffusion en direct et sur demande à grande échelle.

Ajuster et optimiser les workflows de transcodage accélérés par GPU ou VPU afin de répondre aux exigences de performance, de coût et de qualité.

Diagnostiquer et résoudre des problèmes complexes liés aux protocoles vidéo, aux pipelines et aux formats médias.

Contribuer aux standards internes, formats et bonnes pratiques en matière de streaming vidéo.

Collaborer avec les équipes produit, soutien et relation client.

Agir comme expert ou experte en technologie vidéo auprès des autres équipes d’ingénierie.

Exigences techniques

Plus de 5 ans d’expérience en workflows de transcodage et de mise en paquet.

Maîtrise approfondie des codecs vidéo dont AVC H.264, HEVC H.265, VP8, VP9 et AV1.

Expérience démontrée en transcodage accéléré matériellement NVIDIA, Intel, AMD ou équivalent.

Excellente connaissance des protocoles et formats tels que RTMP, RTSP, HLS, MPEG DASH, CMAF et WebRTC.

Bonne compréhension du chiffrement de contenu et des workflows DRM.

Familiarité avec les métriques de qualité vidéo PSNR, SSIM et VMAF.

Solides compétences en programmation Java et en C ou C plus plus, incluant l’intégration basée sur JNI.

Expérience en conception de composants majeurs dans une application complexe ou distribuée.

Expérience en tests unitaires, optimisation de performance et débogage d’applications Java multithread.

Atouts

Contributions à des projets vidéo open source.

Expérience directe avec Wowza Streaming Engine ou Wowza Video.

Expérience avec des pipelines CI/CD et des environnements de tests automatisés.

Expérience dans la création d’API ou de SDK publics.

Pourquoi rejoindre Wowza et cette équipe

Travailler sur un produit fondamental dans l’écosystème vidéo mondial.

Avoir un impact direct sur la qualité, la performance et la fiabilité des workflows de diffusion en production.

Équipe d’ingénierie senior, pragmatique et collaborative.

Options de travail flexibles depuis Montréal ou de n’importe où au Canada.

Avantages et conditions

Nous offrons une rémunération compétitive et un ensemble complet d’avantages. Les détails peuvent varier selon le pays, mais pour le Canada, vous pouvez vous attendre à :

Salaire de base compétitif aligné sur le marché montréalais et votre expérience

Vacances et congés rémunérés généreux, incluant les congés fériés

Assurance collective complète

Programme d’épargne retraite avec contribution de l’employeur

Congé parental payé

Assurance invalidité courte et longue durée

Occasions de formation et de développement professionnel

Programme d’aide aux employés et soutien au bien être

Les détails complets de la couverture seront discutés au cours du processus d’entrevue.

Notre culture

Chez Wowza, vous ferez partie d’une équipe dynamique et guidée par sa mission, au service de cas d’usage concrets et critiques, qu’il s’agisse de diffuser des cérémonies de remise de diplômes ou de soutenir des opérations de surveillance et de décision essentielles. Nous valorisons la prise d’initiative, la collaboration et la curiosité, et nous sommes fiers de concevoir un logiciel que d’autres développeurs·euses aiment déployer en production.

Chez Wowza, nous appliquons des pratiques d’emploi fondées sur l’égalité des chances. Aucune discrimination n’est tolérée pour des motifs protégés par la loi, notamment l’âge, le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle, l’identité ou l’expression de genre, l’origine ethnique ou nationale, la couleur, la langue, la religion, la condition sociale, le handicap ou tout autre motif interdit.

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Wowza Media Systems began its journey in 2007, co-founded by David Stubenvoll and Charlie Good. Their initial venture wasn't a streaming server, but a video blogging platform. In developing this platform, they encountered limitations with existing streaming technology, specifically Adobe Flash Media Server. This led Charlie Good to develop a proprietary Java servlet to meet their needs. It soon became apparent that this custom-built media server was garnering more interest than their primary product. Recognizing a significant gap in the market for flexible and professional-grade streaming infrastructure, Stubenvoll and Good made a pivotal decision. Over beers at a Coyote Ugly Saloon, they chose to pivot their entire business focus to this underlying streaming software. This marked the official birth of Wowza Media Systems, and they released their streaming server software for General Availability in the same year.

From these beginnings, Wowza has evolved into a comprehensive, full-service video streaming platform. The company's core philosophy has always been to simplify streaming technology and make it more accessible and powerful for a wide range of users. Over the years, Wowza has powered over 38,000 streaming implementations globally, establishing itself as a gold standard in live streaming technology. Their offerings have expanded from the initial Wowza Streaming Engine software to include Wowza Video, an integrated video platform, and Wowza Player, alongside robust APIs for developers. This ecosystem of software, cloud services, and hardware enables organizations across various sectors—including media, enterprise, government, aerospace, healthcare, and education—to build, deploy, and manage customized streaming solutions. In 2021, Wowza partnered with Clearhaven Partners, a private equity firm, to further fuel technological innovation and business growth, ensuring they remain at the forefront of the rapidly evolving streaming landscape. Today, Wowza continues to empower businesses to unlock the value of video, serving as a trusted partner for organizations looking to integrate reliable and scalable streaming capabilities into their products and services.

Employee benefits

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Generous Paid Time Off

Generous Paid Time Off.

Paid company holidays

13 paid company holidays in 2022.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.

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