Senior Principal Video Player and Video Encoding Engineer

Oracle

Olympia, WA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$96,800–$251,600 Per Year

SKILLS

Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), C++ Programming Language, Cloud Computing, Content Delivery Network (CDN), Customer Acquisition, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Debugging Skills, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Embedded Systems, Failover, Financial Planning, Go Programming Language (Golang), HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol), Java, JavaScript, Legal, Metadata, Occupational Health, Oracle, Problem Solving Skills, Product Packaging, Property Insurance, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Metrics, Startup, Stock Purchase Plans, Streaming Technology, Systems/Internals Programming, Test Requirements, UDP (User Datagram Protocol), User Documentation, Video Compression

LOCATION

Olympia, WA

POSTED

30+ days ago

**Job Description** **Work Locations:** + Nashville, TN + Austin, TX + Broomfield, CO + Seattle, WA + Redwood City, CA **Overview** Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is building Oracle Video @ Edge, a next-generation streaming platform for live and linear video delivery. We are seeking a Senior Principal Video Player and Video Encoding Engineer to define how encoded media is prepared, delivered, and played back across OVE-supported environments. This role will connect player behavior, encoding and packaging decisions, low-latency streaming, hybrid delivery paths, and QoE outcomes into a coherent engineering strategy for OVE. **Why OCI** + Build next-generation live streaming infrastructure with direct viewer impact + Work across media, networking, edge delivery, playback, and encoding systems + Shape a greenfield platform with strong strategic priority + Solve practical problems that determine customer adoption and live-event readiness **Responsibilities** **Responsibilities** + Define OVE playback and encoding architecture for live and linear streaming + Design encoding ladders, GOP structures, CMAF packaging profiles, and low-latency media preparation strategies + Develop or guide player integrations across web, mobile, and CTV environments + Tune ABR, buffering, startup, failover, and latency behavior for hybrid UDP and HTTP delivery + Partner with relay, control plane, observability, and customer teams to debug end-to-end playback issues + Define quality metrics and validation workflows for encoding and playback performance + Support customer pilots, live-event readiness, and post-event analysis **Qualifications** + 10+ years of experience in video player development, media streaming systems, encoding systems, or related infrastructure + Deep expertise in HLS, DASH, CMAF, low-latency streaming, ABR, buffering, and playback QoE + Strong understanding of video encoding, codecs, bitrate ladders, GOP design, packaging, and device decode constraints + Experience with DRM, ad break transitions, timed metadata, and live-event playback behavior is preferred + Strong debugging skills across client, edge, origin, CDN, encoded media, and backend systems + Programming experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, C++, Java, Go, Python, or similar production languages Disclaimer: **Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.** **Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only** US: Hiring Range in USD from: $96,800 to $251,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following: 1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion 2. Short term disability and long term disability 3. Life insurance and AD&D 4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child) 5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts 6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits 7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match 8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation. 9. 11 paid holidays 10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours. 11. Paid parental leave 12. Adoption assistance 13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan 14. Financial planning and group legal 15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted. Career Level - IC5 **About Us** Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs. We're committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing accommodation-request_mb@oracle.com or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

About the Company

Oracle

For over three decades, Oracle has been the center of innovation for business software birthplace of the first commercially available relational database, the first suite of internet-based applications, and the next-generation enterprise-computing platform, Oracle Fusion. Today, Oracle provides the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems, with more than 370,000 customers including - 100 of the Fortune 100 - representing a variety of sizes and industries in more than 145 countries around the globe. And Oracle's 110,000 global employees - including 30,000 developers working full-time on Oracle products -are critical to that success. Oracle Supports Workforce Diversity

COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Other/Not Classified

FOUNDED

1977

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