
Streaming Engineer
Viaplay Group2 days ago
Stockholm, SwedenMid Level
Responsibilities
- Strengthen security across CDN and streaming delivery and supporting services.
- Develop and maintain content-protection and DRM systems for live and on-demand streaming.
- Configure CDN security controls and help prevent unauthorized streaming, access, and distribution.
- Ensure content is delivered according to protection requirements across supported devices.
- Investigate playback and production issues and improve monitoring.
- Test changes for their effects on security, performance, and playback reliability.
- Collaborate with streaming engineers, backend engineers, specialists, and technology partners.
- Use AI-assisted tools for development, troubleshooting, and automation with sound technical judgment.
Requirements
- Experience with streaming technologies such as HLS, MPEG-DASH, adaptive bitrate packaging, CDNs, and DRM.
- Experience with CDN security configuration and measures to prevent unauthorized streaming.
- Understanding of HTTP delivery, caching, access tokens, and the effects of security controls on streaming behavior.
- Experience with cloud services and operating or troubleshooting production streaming systems.
- Experience with or curiosity about AI-assisted tools for development, troubleshooting, and automation.
- Hands-on experience with DRM systems such as Widevine, PlayReady, or FairPlay, including multi-key DRM or key rotation.
- Clear communication skills and willingness to share knowledge and solve problems collaboratively.
Benefits
- 30 days of paid vacation annually.
- Attractive pension and insurance scheme.
- Generous parental leave pay.
- Wellbeing initiatives and a wellness allowance.
- Hybrid work model with at least three days per week in the Stockholm office.
- Learning and upskilling opportunities.
- Annual week-long Hack Days initiative.
- Unlimited access to Viaplay content, including series, viewing events, new-release movie rentals, and linear channels.