Media Engineer, Media, VHS - 20565
Veritaz AB · 6 månader – upp till 12 månader · Deadline 2026-12-02
Veritaz is seeking a **Media Engineer** for a consulting assignment with a client, focusing on backend services for audio and video processing, packaging, and streaming in a large-scale, cloud-based environment. The role involves developing, deploying, operating, and maintaining media-processing pipelines under demanding scalability, latency, throughput, and resource-efficiency requirements. Working primarily with Rust, Python, and Java alongside C and C++ libraries, the engineer will manage adaptive streaming, transcoding, and packaging solutions. Responsibilities also encompass **operational ownership of services** within a containerized Kubernetes production setting, integrating formats such as MP4 and MPEG-TS, and collaborating closely with cross-functional technical teams. Candidates must have **advanced practical knowledge of Rust, C, or C++**, combined with substantial hands-on experience building observable backend services for large-scale production environments. Practical experience in media distribution, adaptive streaming, packaging, or transcoding is essential, alongside a strong understanding of streaming protocols like HLS and MPEG-DASH and codecs such as H.264, HEVC, AV1, and AAC. Experience with Python, Java, Kubernetes or an equivalent container orchestration platform, and CDN-based distribution solutions is considered advantageous.
Veritaz is a leading IT staffing solutions provider in Sweden, committed to advancing individual careers and aiding employers in ensuring the perfect talent fit. With a proven track record of successful partnerships with top companies, we have rapidly grown our presence in the USA, Europe, and Sweden as a dependable and trusted resource within the IT industry.
Job Overview
Role Summary
Our client is seeking a Media Engineer for a consulting assignment focused on backend services for media processing, packaging, and streaming in a large-scale, cloud-based environment. The role involves developing, deploying, operating, and maintaining services that process audio and video streams under demanding performance, scalability, reliability, and resource-efficiency requirements.
The assignment covers adaptive streaming, media packaging, transcoding, and optimization of high-performance media-processing pipelines. The engineer will work primarily with Rust, Python, and Java, together with C and C++ libraries, in a Kubernetes-based production environment. The position also includes operational ownership of the services and close collaboration with other technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, deploy, operate, and maintain backend services for large-scale audio and video processing.
- Build and enhance solutions for adaptive streaming, media packaging, and transcoding.
- Optimize media-processing pipelines for throughput, latency, performance, and resource efficiency.
- Integrate and maintain systems supporting codecs and container formats such as H.264, HEVC, AV1, AAC, MP4, and MPEG-TS.
- Develop services supporting streaming protocols including HLS and MPEG-DASH.
- Work with Rust, Python, Java, and C or C++ libraries in a containerized production environment.
- Take operational responsibility for reliable, observable, and scalable media services.
- Collaborate across technical teams and communicate architectural and implementation decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Become productive in established codebases and interpret complex technical specifications.
Technical Stack & Requirements
- Core programming: Advanced practical knowledge of Rust, C, or C++.
- Additional languages: Experience with Python or Java is advantageous.
- Media technologies: Practical experience with media-distribution systems, adaptive streaming, packaging, or transcoding.
- Codecs and containers: Strong understanding of technologies such as H.264, HEVC, AV1, AAC, MP4, and MPEG-TS.
- Streaming protocols: Experience with HLS and MPEG-DASH.
- Container platform: Experience with Kubernetes or an equivalent container orchestration platform is advantageous.
- Production engineering: Experience building high-performance, observable pipelines and backend services for large-scale production environments.
- Distribution: Experience with CDN-based distribution or other large-scale content-delivery solutions is advantageous.
Qualifications & Experience
The successful consultant will have substantial hands-on experience with backend services in large-scale production environments, including cloud-based and containerized platforms. A strong background in optimizing media processing for performance and resource efficiency is required, together with practical knowledge of audio and video distribution technologies. The role requires the ability to work independently, adapt to unfamiliar codebases, interpret complex technical specifications, collaborate across team boundaries, and clearly explain technical decisions to varied stakeholders.