Senior Software Engineer - C++, Python - Full-time

Sling TV L.L.C. provides an over-the-top television experience on TVs, tablets, gaming consoles, computers, smartphones and other streaming devices. Distributed across a variety of strategic device partners, including Google, Amazon, Apple TV, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Sprint, Roku, Samsung, Netflix, and many others, Sling TV offers two primary domestic streaming services that collectively include more than 100 channels of top content. Featured programmers include Disney/ESPN, Fox, ABC, NBC, HBO, AMC, A&E, EPIX, Cinemax, Starz, NFL Network, NFL Networks, NBA TV, NHL Networks, Pac-12 Networks, Hallmark, Viacom, Univision, and more. For spanish-speaker customers, Sling Latino offers a suite of standalone and extra Spanish-programming packages tailored to the U S. Hispanic market.  And for those seeking International content, Sling International currently provides more than 300 channels in 20 languages (available across multiple devices) to U.S. households. 

While Sling TV does not disclose subscribers and related metrics, Parks Associates ranks Sling TV as the #6 OTT service behind Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and MLB.tv, and ahead of HBO Now, Showtime and CBS All Access. Sling TV is the #1 fastest-growing live OTT service, growing faster than any Top 10 OTT service provider.

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A successful Software Engineer, C, Python will possess:

• 4 year degree in CS or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5 years developing software using C or C++
• 3 or more years of software development using Python

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience interfacing with ffmpeg libraries
• Python/Django experience is a positive, but not necessarily required
• Linux system administration (Ubuntu)
• Experience developing or using software related to encoding or decoding of digital video and/or audio
• Experience developing software related to encryption/decryption of data especially digital video and/or audio
• Experience with Digital Rights Management (DRM) and related technologies
• Excellent communication skills necessary to be part of a highly collaborative software engineering team
• Fast learner that can dive in to just about any job and quickly contribute
• Professional pride in generating clean, reliable, easy to maintain code
• The ability to create clear, easy-to-read documentation in code and, as required, in associated end-user documentation
• A positive and proactive attitude toward finding solutions, meeting commitments, and assisting others, pitching in wherever is most needed

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Primary responsibilities fall into the following categories:

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of Dynamux (Python/Django/C++), our video lifecycle management and delivery system
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of our DRM stack, including support for PlayReady (C#), FairPlay and Widevine (Python), and our own KeyStore (python/django)