Be the "go-to" resource on our Team and maintain/enhance our video transcoding system, one of the highest volume video transcoding installations in the world!
 
Responsibilities:

• Monitor, maintain, and improve video transcoding infrastructure, everything from the encoder farm to software pipeline
• Continually refine encoder output to maximize quality and efficiency
• Work closely with the Community Managers to identify and repair transcoding aberrations
• Work with CDN and Flash developers to optimize delivery and playback
• Monitor external development of encoding tools and test bleeding-edge releases and 3rd party patches for compatibility and performance

                       
Skills:

• Extensive experience with open source encoding tools (namely MPlayer and FFMPEG) required
• Extensive experience with x264 required
• Experience with EC2 a major plus
• A deep understanding of the h.264 feature set and its implications, especially with regards to playback performance and target platform compatibility
• Experience working with a huge range of empirical source video a plus
• Experience with terabyte-size data sets a plus
• Experience with large-scale queue management a plus
• An unhealthy appreciation for detail and limitless patience

Who we are:
Connect with others through the power of Vimeo™. This innovative site is more than just a hub for sharing video content. It is a vibrant community of users who showcase their creativity and individuality in an exciting social setting. Launched in 2004 and headquartered in New York, NY, this Mindspark™ company offers users a video sharing experience that is both entertaining and easy to use.
 
Vimeo.com revolutionized the online video sharing universe by being the first site to support HD upload and playback. Recent additions include enhanced privacy options and tools that allow members to have real control over what can be seen. Such innovations led Vimeo to receive the 2008 Webware 100 Award for Video, presented by Webware, a CNET site. This increasingly popular online destination received further accolades when it was nominated for "Best Video Sharing Website" by Open Web Awards.  It is no wonder why millions of people are logging on to experience all that Vimeo has to offer.

Want to learn more about us?  Visit www.vimeo.com

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