Live Events Engineer

About Fubo: FuboTV Inc. is a consumer-first live TV streaming company that is defining the future of TV. Ranked among The Americas’ Fastest-Growing Companies 2025 by the Financial Times, FuboTV owns Hulu + Live TV (entertainment), Fubo (sports) and Molotov (entertainment and sports), which stream in markets around the globe.

Our Mission: Our mission is to deliver premium sports, news and entertainment programming through a best-in-class user experience that offers greater choice, flexibility and value.  About the Role: *OUR HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY, BUT THIS ROLE IS BASED IN DENVER, CO* Fubo is looking for talented individuals to join our Networks team.

The ideal candidates must be knowledgeable and experienced with master control playout systems in a live event broadcast setting.    The successful candidate is driven, creative and enthusiastic to join a team that values collaboration, patience and the determination it takes to work at a high level.  Striving to consistently increase the networks’ brand value, he/she/they is also responsible for reliable, consistent operation of these systems to provide a top quality video delivery experience for our customers.

The Live Events Engineer’s main function is to set up and coordinate the execution of live events. Many live events take place after regular working hours and on weekends. Candidates should understand the day-to-day job expectations before agreeing to work on this team.

Responsibilities

Work with multiple teams to align and schedule upcoming live events for playout Provide operational support as needed to the programming teams and during the live events Perform routine maintenances as needed, possibly overnight  Execute multiple live streaming events concurrently; be the sole owner of many tier-1 live events for our customers making sure they have the highest quality experience Make in-room decisions as a call leader; organizing tasks between production, service partners, and directing other support engineers during live events Work with senior engineers and other teams on high-severity, active support issues, prioritizing mitigation while investigating root-cause fixes Deliver event reports to senior leadership Aid in the development and testing of operational tools that improve efficiency through automation Ownership of one or more video products or components Customer notification and workflow coordination with follow-up to maintain service level agreements Creating and maintaining team specific knowledge-base articles and operational and training documentation Assist in the training of new Live Event staff as the team grows Required Skills: Have 3+ years of experience operating playout automation systems in a live master control environment at a television/cable/MVPD (or similar) provider Maintain and grow professional relationships with internal and external business stakeholders Availability off-schedule (late hours and/or weekends) to monitor broadcasts and support live events; address mission-critical incidents as they arise; escalating as necessary to on-call teams and business partners Understanding of various video and audio codecs such as AVC, HEVC, AAC, E-AC3 with emphasis on video/audio quality Understanding of various streaming packaging methods such as HLS and DASH Understanding of various multimedia transport protocols such as: RTP, RTMP, SRT, UDP, Zixi Familiarity with SSAI a plus Familiarity with Master Control and Playout technology Familiarity with different CDN vendors and their systems (e.g.

Akamai, Level3, Fastly, etc.) Familiarity with enterprise MPEG Analysis tools, such as Tektronix, Ineoquest, Elecard, etc Familiarity with testing live event environments The Ideal Candidate will also: Enjoy working in a fast-moving environment in which individual contributors are trusted and depended upon to set technical direction Enjoy learning new things and sharing knowledge with co-workers Take the initiative in identifying and removing roadblocks Be a pleasure to work with in a professional environment Be comfortable giving and receiving honest feedback Be unafraid of failure Enjoy disrupting the status quo Perks & Benefits: At Fubo, you will have the opportunity to personally influence what live media looks like after it goes through its next big transformation Fubo provides a highly competitive compensation based on experience and market standards Robust benefits package, including Health/Dental/Vision coverage, 401k, Life Insurance, and commuter benefits Free Premium Fubo Account Unlimited PTO days and regular company-wide activities Fubo's main headquarters are located in Midtown Manhattan, with offices in Paris, and Bangalore Fubo is an e-verified company Fubo’s minimum base salary for this role if hired in New York City is $75,000 per year; maximum base salary for this role is $95,000 per year.

Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Fubo's equity plan, annual cash bonus plans, unlimited PTO, and a full range of medical benefits. The final offer amount will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by multiple factors, including years and depth of experience and expertise, and other business considerations. 

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