Live Event Broadcast Engineer

Date Posted: 04/29/2026

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 500523

Industry: IT Company

Job Title: Live Event Broadcast Engineer

Job Location: Cupertino, CA, USA, 95014

Work Model: Onsite

Shift: Weeks 1-4: 10-hour days, business hours; Weeks 5-6: Extended days up to 14 hours, including evenings and weekend work

Employment Type: Temporary

FT/PT: Full-Time

Estimated Duration (In Weeks): 6

Min Hourly Rate($): 156.71

Max Hourly Rate($): 156.71

Must Have Skills/Attributes: AWS, Broadcast, Documentation, GitHub, Streaming

Experience Desired: Online broadcast / live streaming operations (10+ yrs); Deep, expert-level command of HLS ,Understanding of CDN (5 yrs); Encoding in AWS elemental protocol (5 yrs)

**C2C is not available**

Job Description
Schedule:
Weeks 1-4: 10-hour days, business hours |
Weeks 5-6: Extended days up to 14 hours, including evenings and weekend work

Required Qualifications:
10+ years of hands-on experience in online broadcast / live streaming operations at organizations that regularly deliver to >5 million concurrent viewers internationally
Deep, expert-level command of HLS, including advanced manifest manipulation, multi-variant playlist generation, and adaptive bitrate (ABR) optimization
Proven, recent operational experience with both on-premises and cloud-based encoding systems. On-prem AWS Elemental experience is critical
Understanding of CDN behavior as it relates to encoding and packaging output, including packaging, downstream caching, origin configuration and ingest design.
Demonstrated experience deploying and operating real-time stream health monitoring systems - dashboards, telemetry, alerting across HLS manifest health, segment availability, bitrate laddering, and viewer QoE metrics
Verifiable track record of designing and executing encoder failover and redundancy validation procedures at scale
Experience authoring run-of-show documentation, incident logs, and post-event technical reports
Fluency executing in high-pressure, zero-fail live broadcast environments - candidates must be able to cite specific comparable engagements

Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge of accessibility and subtitle formats: WebVTT, TTML, CEA-608/708
Familiarity with audio broadcast standards including Dolby Atmos and multi-channel formats
Comfort coordinating with international partners across varying technical levels

What You'll Do:

Pre-Event (Weeks 1-5):
Review existing transmission workflows and failsafe plans; identify risks and recommend updates
Validate all redundancy, failover, and backup procedures
Review, update, and test existing encoding configuration files and their execution
Prepare a detailed run-of-show checklist
Participate in all pre-show tests and platform validations
Assist with content QC to confirm proper asset delivery through all transmission pipelines

During the Event (Week 5/6):
Operate HLS encoders for looping test cycles, platform tests, rehearsals, and the live show
Continuously monitor the full signal path from Encoder to CDN boundary
Verify quality and health of encoding, delivery, and encoders in real time
Validate player output and behavior across multiple platforms
Serve as Point of Contact for the CDN team
Execute failover procedures as needed; provide real-time technical guidance
Manage state changes to the .com player
Perform test encodes and segment preparation for VOD
Maintain live incident logs throughout the broadcast
Assist with HLS VOD upload to CDN

Post-Event (Week 6):
Deliver a technical debrief and report documenting lessons learned
Restore all media and resources to archival locations
Complete all required documentation to GitHub and NAS
Perform any post-event asset corrections, including re-encodes or content replacement

About This Engagement:
Client's Worldwide Events and Experiences team is seeking an elite-level contract Encoding Engineer to support a high-profile global live broadcast.
This is a zero-tolerance-for-failure environment delivering to multi-million concurrent viewers worldwide.
We need someone who has been in this seat before - not someone learning on the job.
This is a highly focused, operationally intensive, 6-week engagement. The right candidate arrives ready to execute from day one, thrives in high-stakes broadcast environments, and holds themselves to the same bar we hold this event: extraordinary.

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client's business needs and requirements.**

Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

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