Senior Software Engineer - Video / DS

What you ll do HeadSpin is looking for a skilled engineer to evaluate, recommend and implement video stream monitoring and analysis tooling for product development and engineering teams. The role would involve three different aspects of the HeadSpin product: Develop and improve testing procedures needed that accurately evaluate video streaming quality and anomalies over time from mobile, OTT, and TV platforms Develop a software and hardware approach to enable uninstrumented evaluation of DRM content stream Work closely with support teams to address and resolve issues in a timely manner. Write technical documentation for engineering and support teams. Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, performant, and secure software applications using Python Effectively communicate technical subject matter to non-technical audiences. Review and provide feedback on code reviews to ensure high code quality and alignment with product vision and goals. Work with other team members to design and deliver software solutions in a distributed system environment. Participate in agile development processes including sprint planning, daily stand-ups and sprint retrospectives. Necessarily skills Core Video Analytics (Essential) Anomaly Detection : Detecting lag, app performance issues, buffer underruns, frame drops, and streaming interruptions in real-time Performance Analysis : Analyzing streaming metrics including bitrate adaptation, startup time, rebuffering events, and quality switching patterns Video Quality Assessment : Implementing objective and subjective quality metrics (PSNR, SSIM, VMAF, MOS) for content evaluation Video/Audio ML Models : Experience with machine learning models for video content analysis, quality prediction, and automated assessment Video Analysis Tools : Proficiency with UVQ (Universal Video Quality), FFMPEG for deep video analysis, and custom quality measurement frameworks Streaming Technology Stack Experience with real-time audio/video streaming stacks Codecs such as H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 Tools: FFMPEG, UVQ, ITU-T standards, WebRTC, Android SDK, Xcode, Tizen SDK, Vizio SDK, AWS, Nginx Reference free scoring of video and audio using existing tools and technology Device based rendering of video on mobile devices, streaming boxes and Smart TVs Screen Capture decoding for DRM (Macrovision, HDCP) Video Testing and Anomaly detection capabilities Cloud video storage approaches WebRTC and audio/video live streaming technologies or voice/video over IP Bonus points Excellent problem-solving skills to solve sophisticated issues Ability to work in macOS and Linux command-line environments Understanding of and experience using source control software such as git Understanding of machine learning concepts and algorithms Understanding of and experience with back-end development and technologies, such as: SQL, NoSQL databases Understanding of Web Sockets, REST APIs and HTTP requests Experience with backend development languages such as: Python NodeJS Able to read and implement technical specifications Able to collaborate on developing project specifications Able to communicate technical details to non-technical support staff in a solution-oriented manner Required Experience 8+ years experience working in a backend software engineering role. Required Education BE in Computer Science or Information Science or MCA with at least Android / iOS knowledge