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LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that's built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed. Join us to transform the way the world works. At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team. About the team The Studio Engineering pillar designs and runs LinkedIn’s global Live Production platform. This role will help run and scale 7+ studio sites and broadcast venues at LinkedIn, serving large live events and productions for internal and external customers. The role partners closely with LinkedIn Media Production, LinkedIn Editorial, and LinkedIn Learning to develop workflows and rightsize technical offerings based on content needs. We are seeking a Staff Media Systems Engineer to join the LinkedIn Studio Engineering team in Bangalore India. The Studio Engineering pillar helps design and run our global Live Production platform. This role will help run and scale the growing 7+ studio sites and broadcast venues at LinkedIn. The broadcast platform serves large live events and productions for both internal and external customers. The role will partner closely with the LinkedIn Media Production, LinkedIn Editorial, and LinkedIn Learning teams to develop workflows and rightsize technical offerings based on the content needs of the businesses.
Platform delivery: Implement, maintain, and monitor LinkedIn Studio Broadcast standards across 7+ studios. Serve as the subject matter expert for broadcast platform operations, supporting live operators and producers, and addressing platform escalations. Communicate and maintain changes to ensure alignment with the Studio in the Cloud strategic direction. Drive economies of scale in service delivery. Media workflows: Match customer deliverables with broadcast platform offerings to deliver content globally. Studio builds: Deliver and improve studio and venue builds for LinkedIn media teams. Develop global media workflows for live and studio recording. Act as the escalation point for system and technical event issues. Maintain and operate the broadcast infrastructure. Participate in pre-production meetings to intake technical requirements for P0 events. Collaborate with creatives to configure production systems that achieve creative and content goals. Work with Operations to develop efficient live video workflows, encoding procedures, and streaming protocols. Collaborate with network operations on broadcast systems show requirements. Provide direct support for live productions, including off-site productions. Apply familiarity with REMI workflows and software-defined workflows (e.g., AMPP). Own and operate live streams within the India region, serving as the regional point of accountability for live broadcast delivery. Tech Focus: Manage software and firmware versioning of broadcast infrastructure. Configure and operate broadcast hardware and software. Manage the lifecycle of broadcast hardware. Set up and configure studio systems for productions. Manage and troubleshoot live encodes from remote events, studio shoots, and company production spaces. Maintain system as-built, workflow, and general documentation. Gather data and create measures to assess platform effectiveness. Basic qualifications BA/BS degree in a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 8+ years of experience in AV and broadcast systems engineering. 8+ years of experience in live video delivery. Preferred qualifications Service management mindset; translate complex technical needs to customer outcomes. Familiarity with emerging IP media technologies, including SMPTE 2022-6, ST 2110, AES67, Dante audio, and NMOS IS-04/05/06. Familiarity with IT networking, including VLAN, routing, ACL, and QoS. Knowledge of network IP media protocols, including AVC/HEVC, RTMPS, RIST, JPEG 2000, H.264/H.265, SRT, and NDI; experience with stream analysis. Operational experience with video storage solutions. Ability to communicate with end users, business owners, developers, systems engineers, and various levels of management, including executives. Demonstrated ability to consolidate data into easily understandable deliverables. Experience with cloud-based broadcast infrastructure. Suggested skills Broadcast systems operations Live video encoding and streaming IP media and audio-over-IP (e.g., ST 2110, AES67, Dante) Network troubleshooting for media transport Workflow documentation and process improvement You will Benefit from our Culture We strongly believe in the well-being of our employees and their families. That is why we offer generous health and wellness programs and time away for employees of all levels. India Disability Policy LinkedIn is an equal employment opportunity employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. For more information on our equal opportunity policy, please visit https://legal.linkedin.com/content/dam/legal/Policy_India_EqualOppPWD_9-12-2023.pdf Global Data Privacy Notice and Compliance Posters for Job Candidates Please use this link to access documents that provide information about how LinkedIn handles the personal data of employees and job applicants, as well as the E-Verify Participation Notice and the Department of Justice Immigrant and Employee Rights Section Right to Work posters: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/candidate-portal.