Staff Media Systems Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a Staff Media Systems Engineer to join the LinkedIn Studio Engineering team in Bengaluru. The Studio Engineering pillar designs and runs LinkedIn's global Live Production platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform Delivery: Implement, maintain, and monitor broadcast standards across 7+ studios; serve as a subject matter expert for live operations; drive economies of scale in service delivery aligned with the Studio in the Cloud strategy.
• Media Workflows & Builds: Deliver global content solutions by matching customer deliverables with platform offerings; improve studio/venue builds; develop workflows for live/studio recording; act as an escalation point for technical issues and maintain documentation.
• Collaboration: Partner with Media Production, Editorial, and Learning teams to configure production systems that achieve creative goals. Work on efficient video encoding procedures (REMI, software-defined workflows like AMPP) and network operations requirements.
• Tech Focus & Operations: Manage firmware/software versioning; operate broadcast hardware/lifecycle; troubleshoot remote encodes and studio shoots; assess platform effectiveness through data gathering.

Tech Stack & Protocols

Familiarity with emerging IP media technologies is essential, including ST 2110, AES67, Dante audio, NMOS IS-04/05/06. Knowledge of network protocols (AVC/HEVC, RTMPS, RIST, JPEG 2000, H.264/H.265, SRT, NDI) and networking concepts (VLAN, routing, ACL, QoS) is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in AV and broadcast systems engineering.
• 8+ years specifically focused on live video delivery.