Video Streaming Engineer

1 round panel interview (quick process)Video Streaming Engineer (Real-Time / FFmpeg / RTP) - Indefinite contract C2HLocation: Remote Quarterly Visit on Midwest Chicago Brief Overview:Looking for a Video Streaming Engineer to support real-time video delivery (likely tied to surveillance/security systems). This person will focus on building, optimizing, and troubleshooting low-latency video streaming pipelines, with a strong emphasis on real-time protocols, networking, and FFmpeg.There is also a customer-facing component — supporting deployments and troubleshooting in real-world environments.Logistics:Fully remoteOccasional travel to customer sites (primarily Midwest)1 round panel interview (quick process)Must-Haves:Real-time streaming protocolsRTP / RTSP (core requirement)FFmpeg (hands-on)Building / troubleshooting streaming pipelinesEncoding / decoding / streamingStrong networking fundamentalsTCP vs UDPLatency, jitter, packet lossUnderstanding how network behavior impacts videoVideo streaming experienceLive / real-time video systemsLow-latency environmentsDebugging playback, buffering, quality issuesCustomer-facing mindsetComfortable supporting deployments and troubleshooting on-site when neededNice-to-Haves:Additional protocolsWebRTC, RTMP, SRT, HLS, DASHTools / frameworksGStreamer or similarMedia servers / custom streaming toolsCodec knowledgeH.264, H.265, AV1ProgrammingC, C++, or PythonIndustry backgroundSurveillance / security systemsCamera / IoT video environmentsTarget Candidate Background:Video streaming / media tech companiesSurveillance / camera / security platformsBroadcasting / live video environmentsWebRTC / real-time communicationsQuick Screening Tip:“Have you worked with RTP/RTSP and used FFmpeg to build or troubleshoot real-time video streams?”