Principal Broadcast Engineer

DAZN are changing the game. We are revolutionizing the way fans are consuming their sports content, bringing them ever closer to the action.   As a Principal Engineer (Broadcast), you will be a crucial pin shaping the development and delivery of various projects and features across DAZN. You will be there to put out fires, support, and push teams to their maximum potential – defining engineering excellence.   What we are looking for is someone who has had experience in developing and delivering highly scalable and highly available solutions, in addition to being a master in broadcast and cloud-based solutions. You would have good exposure to various broadcast technologies, public and private cloud solutions, automation and control applications, and with an appreciation of software development methodologies. In this role you will be a leader without being a manager and will remain very hands on in engineering and operations.  Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), annual performance-related bonus, private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working and access to our internal speaker series and events.

As our new Principal Broadcast Engineer you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Lead by example by being hands-on and working with our teams to deliver high quality, architecturally sound systems, earning their respect as a technical leader. 
• Partner with Architecture, Broadcast and Network Engineering, Security, and Software Engineering teams to guide projects from solution design through to live support. 
• Ensure we stay ahead of a fast-paced industry; identifying new technologies, tools, frameworks, concepts and producing prototypes of how they will benefit DAZN. 
• Help shape and define the technical strategy across DAZN’s broadcast workflows. 
• Coach and mentor Broadcast Engineers; fostering an environment of high performance and continual learning across our engineering teams. 

You will be set up for success if you have:

• Extensive experience leading the technical direction of high performing engineering teams preferably in roles such as a Tech Lead or Principal Engineer. 
• In-depth knowledge of broadcast technologies from content acquisition, through production and playout, and delivery to OTT encoding and distribution platforms
• Experience in both traditional broadcast and OTT live streaming services, and in public cloud-based environments. 
• Strong knowledge of automation, control, and orchestration systems. 
• Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining broadcast solutions at scale in a cloud-based environment with hard requirements of low-latency, high-availability, and scalability. 
• Expert in maintaining live services at scale by measuring and monitoring system health. 
• Strong business judgement with proven ability to influence stakeholder and strong analytical thinking. 

Even better if you have:

• Industry recognition as a regular attendee and speaker at meetups and high-profile technology conferences. 
• DevOps advocate with expertise in building CI/CD pipelines, automated and continuous testing, proactive monitoring, etc. 
• Understanding and experience of IT based technologies delivering broadcast solutions. 
• Regular and active participant in the broadcast and OTT streaming community - be a tech evangelist  

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.As part of our team you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop.If you're ambitious, inventive, brave and supportive, then you're the kind of person who's going to enjoy life at DAZN. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity and where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, this means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience. Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible. We will do our best to accommodate adjustments for interviews.We look forward to hearing from you.