Senior Manager, Engineering, Video Platform

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

We are seeking a strategic and technically adept Senior Manager to lead our Video Platform team. This team is at the heart of our streaming media experience, responsible for building and scaling the core video infrastructure that powers content delivery to millions of users globally. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our video technology stack, ensuring high performance, reliability, and innovation across our platform.

This role requires close collaboration with product and engineering teams across Web, Mobile, and OTT platforms to ensure our customers enjoy a seamless and high-quality video experience. You should bring strong hands-on experience with video players and playback technologies.

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and technical leads focused on video encoding, packaging, playback, and delivery
• Define and execute the roadmap for the video platform in alignment with product and business goals
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations, Content, and platform engineering teams (Web, Mobile, OTT) to deliver seamless video experiences across all surfaces

Technical Oversight

• Oversee the design, development, and optimization of video workflows, including both live and on-demand streaming
• Ensure scalability, low latency, and high availability of the video platform
• Stay ahead of industry trends in video codecs, streaming protocols (HLS, DASH), DRM, and CDN technologies
• Provide leadership on client-side and server-side ad delivery implementations (CSAI, SSAI, DAI)
• Drive player integration strategies and collaborate with platform teams on customization, feature rollout, and performance optimization across devices

Operational Excellence

• Continuously improve video quality, startup time, buffering, and playback reliability across platforms
• Establish KPIs and implement monitoring tools to measure platform performance and user experience
• Manage vendor relationships and assess third-party tools and services

Problem Solving & Innovation

• Identify and resolve complex playback, performance, and integration issues across the video stack
• Promote experimentation and data-driven iteration to improve quality of service (QoS) metrics

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in video engineering or streaming media, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Strong understanding of video encoding/transcoding, adaptive bitrate streaming, and content protection
• Hands-on experience with video players (e.g., JWPlayer, VideoJS, Shaka, ExoPlayer, AVPlayer), analytics tools (Adobe, Comscore) and QoS (Conviva).
• Experience with cloud-based video workflows, including AWS Media Services and GCP
• Demonstrated success managing high-performing technical teams and driving cross-functional execution
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with exper