Versant Media · 2 days ago
Senior Engineering Manager, Video Platform
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $215K/yr
8+ years expVERSANT Media is a leading force in news, sports, and entertainment, seeking a strategic and technically adept Senior Manager to lead their Video Platform team. This role involves building and scaling the core video infrastructure, ensuring high performance and reliability while collaborating with various engineering and product teams to enhance the streaming media experience.
BroadcastingInformation TechnologyMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
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
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
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
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
Qualification
Required
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 experience working across platform teams (Web, Mobile, OTT)
Preferred
Experience with live streaming at scale
Knowledge of machine learning applications in video quality optimization
Contributions to open-source video projects or participation in standards organizations
Benefits
Free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, plus daily group classes
Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars
Free shuttle transportation to and from multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Jersey City
Company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.
Company
Versant Media
Versant Media is a media company that offers television and digital entertainment services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2026-01-05IPO
Leadership Team
Steve Arocho
Vice President Corporate Communications
Recent News
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