Video Engineer (C++)
Zattoo
| Company | Zattoo |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Berlin |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 23 Sept 2025 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
YOUR FUTURE, ON DEMAND
The ideal blend of stability and flexibility. A genuinely human employer that cares for people and the planet. True autonomy to shape what comes next, for us and you. This is the perfect platform to take your career where you want.
Back in 2005, we pioneered Europe’s first TV streaming service. Today, we’re the world’s first certified climate neutral TV streaming provider. Several million users across three countries. Over 230 colleagues of 47 nationalities. We’re the grown-up start-up, helping to shape a better future since day one. That hasn’t changed, even if the world has. We’re friendly, international, inclusive – and our people say we’re reliable and transparent, too. It’s why they trust us and believe in what we do.
THE ROLE
As a Video Engineer in our Streaming & CDN team, you'll be instrumental in shaping how millions of users experience their favorite content. You'll dive deep into our C++ and Go-based systems, crafting high-quality, maintainable code that powers our custom CDN. You'll work on everything from writing code and testing to configuring data pipelines and debugging complex problems, all while collaborating closely with your squad and other teams. Join us and help us push the boundaries of video streaming!
THE STREAMING & CDN TEAM
Our primary responsibility is to deliver video content to users through Zattoo's proprietary Content Delivery Network (CDN). We develop and maintain the software for our CDN edge nodes, primarily in C++, which handles everything from caching and packaging to DRM encryption and delivery of video files in various formats like DASH and HLS.
Our team also creates and maintains the backend services, written mainly in Go, that initiate and configure streams. These services are essential for managing user authorization and validation and for providing stream data to internal data pipelines. Additionally, we contribute to the Python middleware that orchestrates stream creation, manages configuration, and makes our video streams available as a service for B2B clients.
We collaborate closely with teams handling video ingest, playback apps, ad insertion, and our network infrastructure. We generate a lot of data that the rest of the company relies on for reporting, billing, and debugging purposes.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Develop and maintain software, writing high-quality maintainable code
Implement best practices in software testing with the support of principal engineers
Adopt and utilize AI tooling and technologies to enhance efficiency, automate tasks, and drive innovation within your day-to-day responsibilities
Configure and maintain our data pipelines for stream and user information
Create design documents and specifications, planning small- to medium-sized projects
Communicate effectively with the squad and with stakeholders in other squads
Motivate the squad, coach and mentor individuals in your areas of expertise
Assist the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team with operational monitoring of our CDN
Act as third line support for complex problems, debugging issues with our streamers and data pipelines
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
Expertise in modern C++, with a strong understanding of modern language features and design patterns
Experience developing and supporting high-load Unix systems in a distributed production environment with 24/7 operations
Excellent spoken and written English
Experience with Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), including cache strategy design, edge computing implementations, and performance tuning for larger audiences
Proactive mindset and curiosity about AI tools and technologies
Bonus :
Experience with container management systems such as Kubernetes and Docker
Experience with video streaming technologies (DASH, HLS, FFmpeg etc.)
Experience debugging network traffic and a good understanding of
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