Flosports

Flosports

Broadcast Engineer, Level 1

Waterloo, Ontario

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 11 days ago
AWSDatadogJiraConfluenceSalesforceLogisticsVoIPCollaboration

About the role

  • This role has a knack for streaming technology and enjoys working in a dynamic live environment.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for Tier 2 support on live events
  • Assist with Feed Partners testing
  • Collaborate with Stream Operations on improving day to day processes
  • FloSports is the leading digital platform for underserved sports, combining live and on-demand streaming, original programming, data, and technology to help sports grow their audiences and build sustainable businesses, from youth to professional levels.
  • By bringing thousands of events and communities onto one platform, Flo creates scale where none previously existed, connecting passionate fans with the sports they love while giving athletes, organizers, and rights holders the tools to reach and engage a global audience.
  • FloFun social group creating a full calendar of team building and social events for all staff

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience with TVU
  • Hands-on experience with Videon

Skills

  • Basic understanding of streaming protocols (RTMP, SRT, RTP, WebRTC, Zixi)
  • Basic understanding of encoding softwares (vMix, OBS, Tricaster, etc)
  • Basic understanding of encoding hardware (TVU, Videon, Haivision, etc)
  • Basic networking knowledge
  • Basic understanding of analog and digital signal flows
  • Basic understanding on Zixi/ZEN Master
  • Basic understanding on AWS services (Medialive, Mediatailor, MediaStore, S3, EC2)
  • Collaborate with team members on Root Cause Analysis
  • Basic skills in alerting/monitoring tools such as NPAW YouBora, Orion, DataDog, ZEN Master
  • Basic skills in operational tools such as Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, Google Workspace, VoIP, Domo
  • Track/Resolve bugs on encoders/cellular bonding devices
  • Basic understanding of CDNs (Fastly, Cloudflare, Akamai, Cloudfront)

Compensation

  • Flo streams more than 50,000 live events annually across sports, including motorsports, wrestling, hockey, track & field, cheer, jiu-jitsu, NCAA Division II and III athletics, and more.

Benefits

  • Competitive employer paid benefits such as health, medical, vision, LTD, STD, AD&D, life insurance, and employee assistance program
  • 15 Vacation days to begin
  • Annual equity awards for all top performers

This listing is sourced directly from Flosports's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.