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Lead Software Developer

Lead Software Developer

Wowza • Winnipeg, Canada
18 days ago
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About Wowza Wowza Media Systems is a Colorado-based global leader in video streaming software backed by Clearhaven Partners (Boston, MA). Our flagship product, Wowza Streaming Engine, is one of the streaming industry's most foundational, widely adopted, widely trusted and often imitated media server software products.

Organizations with mission‑critical video rely on Wowza. Our technology helps power streaming workflows for customers including ESPN, Axon, NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Palantir and many others. Across education, healthcare, enterprise, gaming, government and more, Wowza's software has been implemented in more than 30,000 customer video solutions in over 100 countries.

Role Overview We are looking for a Lead Software Developer who understands the key stages involved in processing and delivering video content. You will play a central role in the evolution of Wowza Streaming Engine, a core component of the streaming infrastructure used by thousands of organizations. This role is ideal for someone with a strong experience working with modern video pipelines and technical leadership, who wants to guide and contribute directly to a highly impactful, large‑scale product.

What You Will Do

Lead the design, development and enhancement of core features of the Wowza Streaming Engine with high levels of reliability and performance.

Architect and guide the implementation of advanced workflows for new codecs and hardware accelerators.

Oversee and optimize packaging pipelines for large‑scale live and on‑demand delivery.

Tune and optimize GPU or VPU accelerated transcoding workflows to meet performance, cost and quality requirements.

Diagnose and resolve complex issues involving video protocols, pipelines and media formats, supporting other team members in the process.

Contribute to internal standards, formats and best practices in video streaming, and ensure their adoption across the team.

Collaborate with product, support and customer‑facing teams, providing clear technical direction.

Act as a video technology expert for other engineering teams and mentor more junior developers.

Technical Requirements

7+ years of experience in transcoding and packaging workflows.

Minimum 2 years of experience in technical leadership or team guidance within a software engineering environment.

Strong mastery of video codecs including AVC H.264, HEVC H.265, VP8, VP9 and AV1.

Demonstrated experience with hardware accelerated transcoding (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD or equivalent).

Strong knowledge of protocols and formats such as RTMP, RTSP, HLS, MPEG‑DASH, CMAF and WebRTC.

Solid understanding of content encryption and DRM workflows.

Familiarity with video quality metrics including PSNR, SSIM and VMAF.

Strong programming skills in Java and in C or C++ (including JNI based integration).

Experience designing major components of a complex or distributed application.

Experience in unit testing, performance tuning and debugging multithreaded Java applications.

Nice To Have

Contributions to open‑source video projects.

Direct experience with Wowza Streaming Engine or Wowza Video.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing environments.

Experience creating public APIs or SDKs.

Why Join Wowza and This Team

Work on a foundational product in the global video ecosystem.

Direct impact on the quality, performance and reliability of production streaming workflows.

Senior, pragmatic and collaborative engineering team.

Flexible work options from Montreal or anywhere in Canada.

Benefits and Perks

Competitive base salary aligned to the Montreal market and your experience.

Generous paid time off and company holidays.

Comprehensive health benefits.

Retirement savings program with company contribution.

Paid parental leave.

Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.

Training and professional development opportunities.

Employee assistance program and wellness support.

Details of the benefits package for this role will be discussed during the interview process.

Who We Are, Culturally At Wowza, you will be part of a fast‑paced, mission‑driven team that powers real‑world, high‑impact use cases, from live streaming graduations to supporting critical monitoring and decision workflows. We encourage ownership, collaboration, and curiosity, and we take pride in building software that other engineers love to run in production.

Equal Employment Opportunity Wowza Media Systems does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in the provision of employment opportunities and benefits.

FRENCH Lead développeur·euse logiciel senior (Video Streaming)

Lieu : Montréal, QC (hybride) ou télétravail au Canada

Département : Ingénierie

À propos de Wowza

Wowza Media Systems est un leader mondial du logiciel de diffusion vidéo en continu, basé au Colorado et soutenu par Clearhaven Partners (Boston, MA). Notre produit phare, Wowza Streaming Engine, est l'un des serveurs médias les plus fondamentaux, largement adoptés, reconnus et souvent imités de l'industrie du streaming.

Les organisations qui dépendent de la vidéo pour des opérations critiques font confiance à Wowza. Notre technologie soutient les flux de diffusion pour des clients comme ESPN, Axon, la NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Palantir et bien d’autres. Dans les secteurs de l’éducation, de la santé, de l'entreprise, du jeu vidéo, du gouvernement et plus encore, le logiciel Wowza a été intégré à plus de 30 000 solutions vidéo dans plus de 100 pays.

Aperçu du rôle

Nous recherchons un ou une lead développeur·euse logiciel qui maîtrise les étapes clés du traitement et de la diffusion de contenu vidéo. Vous jouerez un rôle central dans l'évolution de Wowza Streaming Engine, un composant essentiel de l’infrastructure de streaming utilisée par des milliers d’organisations. Ce poste s’adresse à une personne forte d’expérience dans les pipelines vidéo modernes et en leadership technique, et souhaitant guider le développement d’un produit d’envergure à fort impact.

Responsabilités

Superviser la conception, le développement et l’amélioration des fonctionnalités centrales de Wowza Streaming Engine, en assurant des niveaux élevés de fiabilité et de performance.

Définir l’architecture et guider la mise en œuvre de workflows avancés pour les nouveaux codecs et les accélérateurs matériels.

Orienter et optimiser les pipelines de mise en paquet pour la diffusion en direct et sur demande à grande échelle.

Encadrer l’optimisation des workflows de transcodage accélérés par GPU ou VPU afin d’atteindre les objectifs de performance, de coûts et de qualité.

Diagnostiquer et résoudre des enjeux complexes liés aux protocoles vidéo, aux pipelines et aux formats médias, tout en soutenant les autres membres de l’équipe dans l’analyse et la résolution.

Contribuer à l’élaboration et à l’évolution des standards internes, des formats et des meilleures pratiques en matière de diffusion vidéo, et en assurer l’adoption.

Collaborer étroitement avec les équipes produit, soutien et équipes en contact avec les clients, et assurer une communication technique claire.

Agir comme expert ou experte de référence en technologie vidéo auprès des autres équipes d’ingénierie, et jouer un rôle de mentor auprès des développeurs et développeuses plus juniors.

Exigences techniques

Un minimum de 7 ans d’expérience en workflows de transcodage et de mise en paquet.

Au moins 2 ans d’expérience en leadership technique ou en encadrement d’équipe dans un contexte d’ingénierie logicielle.

Maîtrise approfondie des codecs vidéo AVC H.264, HEVC H.265, VP8, VP9 et AV1.

Expérience démontrée en transcodage accéléré par matériel NVIDIA, Intel, AMD ou équivalent.

Excellente connaissance des protocoles et formats tels que RTMP, RTSP, HLS, MPEG‑DASH, CMAF et WebRTC.

Solide compréhension du chiffrement de contenu et des workflows DRM.

Familiarité avec les métriques de qualité vidéo PSNR, SSIM et VMAF.

Compétences avancées en programmation Java et en C ou C++ (incluant l’intégration basée sur JNI).

Expérience en conception de composants majeurs au sein d’une application complexe ou distribuée.

Expérience en tests unitaires, optimisation de performance et débogage d’applications Java multithreadées.

Atouts

Contributions à des projets vidéo open source.

Expérience directe avec Wowza Streaming Engine ou Wowza Video.

Expérience avec des pipelines CI/CD et des environnements de tests automatisés.

Expérience dans la création d’API ou de SDK publics.

Pourquoi rejoindre Wowza et cette équipe

Travailler sur un produit fondamental dans l’écosystème vidéo mondial.

Avoir un impact direct sur la qualité, la performance et la fiabilité des workflows de diffusion en production.

Équipe d’ingénierie senior, pragmatique et collaborative.

Options de travail flexibles depuis Montréal ou de n’importe où au Canada.

Avantages et conditions

Salaire de base compétitif aligné sur le marché montréalais et votre expérience.

Vacances et congés rémunérés généreux, incluant les congés fériés.

Assurance collective complète.

Programme d’épargne retraite avec contribution de l’employeur.

Congé parental payé.

Assurance invalidité courte et longue durée.

Occasions de formation et de développement professionnel.

Programme d’aide aux employés et soutien au bien‑être.

Les détails complets de la couverture seront discutés au cours du processus d’entrevue.

Notre culture

Chez Wowza, vous ferez partie d’une équipe dynamique et guidée par sa mission, au service de cas d’usage concrets et critiques, qu’il s’agisse de diffuser des cérémonies de remise de diplômes ou de soutenir des opérations de surveillance et de décision essentielles. Nous valorisons la prise d’initiative, la collaboration et la curiosité, et nous sommes fiers de concevoir un logiciel que d’autres développeurs·euses aiment déployer en production.

Chez Wowza, nous appliquons des pratiques d’emploi fondées sur l’égalité des chances. Aucune discrimination n’est tolérée pour des motifs protégés par la loi, notamment l’âge, le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle, l’identité ou l’expression de genre, l’origine ethnique ou nationale, la couleur, la langue, la religion, le handicap ou tout autre motif interdit.

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