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CDN Engineer

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4 months ago
Prague, CzechiaMid Level

Responsibilities

  • Design new and optimize existing content delivery architectures to improve performance, resilience, and product capabilities.
  • Use log analysis and observability systems to troubleshoot issues, diagnose problems, and perform detailed performance analysis.
  • Support large-scale multi-CDN design and operations, content-origin workflows, dynamic ad insertion, manifest manipulation, and player technology integrations.
  • Conduct peer reviews and contribute to reliability improvements and incident reduction.
  • Develop Functional and Non-Functional Testing methods, procedures, and automation.
  • Create and maintain production operations runbooks and checklists.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to resolve operational issues and performance degradation.
  • Build a comprehensive technical understanding of NBCUniversal’s streaming products and associated technologies.

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field is preferred.
  • A background in CDN or web server/proxy configuration management is desirable but not required; full CDN training will be provided.
  • Sound production understanding of TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, HTTP, TLS, and load balancing.
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
  • Cloud-based networking, firewall, security, and data-product experience is a plus.
  • Experience using software repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.
  • Familiarity with large-scale distributed performance testing, including Functional and Non-Functional Testing, is a plus.
  • Ability to use automation, scripting, and/or programming to solve problems and reduce effort.
  • Experience working with SRE teams and technologies to support safe and consistent operations.
  • Excellent written and spoken English and the ability to collaborate across time zones and cultures.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work combining office and home working.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Annual performance bonus.
  • 25 days of holidays, 5 days of on-demand leave, 2 days of paid community volunteering leave, and 1 day of paid leave for moving house.
  • Annual wellbeing allowance of 18,000 CZK.
  • Fully covered Multisport card or a 950 CZK monthly Benefit Card contribution.
  • 225 CZK daily meal allowance.
  • Premium life insurance scheme.
  • Free tickets to Universal Theme Parks.
  • International work environment with global-scale impact.

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