Senior AI Engineer
5V VideoAbout the role
AI/ML Engineer – Video Streaming
Location: Los Angeles, CA / New York, NY / Tempe, AZ
About the role:
We're hiring on behalf of a major media & entertainment company scaling its AI/ML capability across its streaming platform. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and deploying machine learning systems that directly shape how millions of viewers discover, watch, and experience content; from recommendations and personalization to video quality and content intelligence.
What you'll be doing
Design, build and deploy ML models into production for a large-scale video/OTT platform.
Work on problems like content recommendation, personalization, video quality/encoding optimization, content understanding, or ad-tech targeting.
Partner with streaming/platform engineering teams to integrate ML systems into live, high-traffic infrastructure.
Own model performance in production: monitoring, iterating, and improving against real viewer/business metrics.
Work with large-scale, high-volume media data (viewing behavior, video/audio content, metadata).
Essential
Proven professional experience applying AI/ML specifically within media, broadcast, or video streaming (OTT). This is a hard requirement, not a nice-to-have.
Strong production ML engineering skills (Python; TensorFlow/PyTorch or equivalent).
Solid foundation in software engineering and distributed systems.
Bachelor's/Master's in CS, ML, or related field, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Nice to have
Experience with recommendation systems, computer vision on video, or video encoding/ABR streaming.
Cloud platform experience (AWS/GCP/Azure).
Experience in ad-tech, personalization, or content moderation ML systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, build and deploy ML models into production for a large-scale video/OTT platform
- Work on problems like content recommendation, personalization, video quality/encoding optimization
- Partner with streaming/platform engineering teams to integrate ML systems into live infrastructure
- Own model performance in production: monitoring, iterating, and improving against metrics
- Work with large-scale, high-volume media data
Qualifications
- Proven professional experience applying AI/ML within media, broadcast, or video streaming
- Strong production ML engineering skills (Python; TensorFlow/PyTorch or equivalent)
- Solid foundation in software engineering and distributed systems
- Bachelor's/Master's in CS, ML, or related field, or equivalent experience
Skills mentioned
About 5V Video
5V Video is a specialist talent consultancy helping the world's leading broadcast, streaming and CTV companies build the technical teams shaping the future of video. Since 2016, we've partnered with organisations across the UK, Europe and the US to solve complex hiring challenges in one of technology's fastest-moving industries. We specialise exclusively in video technology, giving us unrivalled insight into the people, skills and trends driving the market. Our expertise spans the full video ecosystem, including CTV Development, Broadcast Engineering, Cloud Architecture, AI & Data, Mobile Development, Project & Programme Management and RDK. But what truly sets us apart is that we don't just recruit for the industry—we're part of it. Through our sister brand, 5V Media, we create the platforms, conversations and content that bring the global video community together. From The Media & Entertainment Mixer networking events to the Playback Pioneers Podcast and annual Playback Pioneers Report, we're helping connect the engineers, product leaders, innovators and businesses shaping the future of streaming and broadcast. As a Preferred Plus Partner of RDK, we're deeply embedded within the ecosystem, working closely with the organisations and technology leaders driving innovation across connected TV and video platforms. This gives us direct access to the communities, conversations and talent that others simply don't see. Alongside specialist talent solutions, we help our partners strengthen their employer brand through recruitment marketing, video content and industry visibility, making them companies people genuinely want to work for. Whether you're scaling a team, entering a new market or searching for your next opportunity, we combine deep technical expertise, community-led insight and a relationship-first approach to deliver talent solutions that create lasting impact. At 5V Video, we don't wait for hiring needs to happen, we're already part of the conversations.