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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Engineering Manager - CTV Platforms - **Company:** Tegna Inc. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $190,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Apple TV, Mobile Application Development, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Data Logging, Technical Debt, Backend, Live Streaming - **Published:** August 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/3205c135-847b-4fba-94d1-14daf3581ad5 ## About the Role * 7 plus years of experience in software engineering with a focus on client applications * 3 plus years of experience in an engineering management or senior technical leadership role * Strong experience with CTV platforms such as Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung, or similar * Deep understanding of video playback, streaming behavior, and app level failure modes * Experience managing delivery across multiple teams or pods * Proven ability to lead teams through releases and production issues * Strong communication skills and ability to partner across disciplines Bonus Points * Experience with live streaming, VOD, and ad supported playback models * Familiarity with streaming metrics such as startup time, rebuffering, and error rates * Experience working in media, OTT, or broadcast environments * Background partnering closely with backend or streaming infrastructure teams ## Description We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Streaming Applications domain, focused on the CTV platforms we build and operate including Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung, and other connected TV environments. In this role, you will own delivery outcomes, operational health, and execution across our streaming app teams, ensuring reliable playback, consistent user experience, and strong release discipline across platforms. This role sits at the intersection of application development, streaming behavior, and operational reliability. You will partner closely with platform team leads, backend services, and streaming infrastructure partners to ensure our CTV applications deliver high quality live and VOD experiences at scale. This is a hybrid position based in either Knoxville, TN or New York, NY, with regular collaboration across engineering, product, and streaming teams., Domain Ownership and Execution * Own delivery outcomes and operational health for streaming applications across CTV platforms * Lead execution across Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung, and related platforms * Ensure consistent playback behavior, reliability, and performance across devices * Translate product priorities into executable plans across streaming app teams * Balance feature delivery with platform stability and technical debt reduction People Leadership * Directly manage CTV and streaming focused Team Leads * Coach Team Leads on execution, release ownership, and people leadership * Ensure teams have clear ownership, priorities, and accountability * Support career development and performance management for Team Leads Delivery and Release Oversight * Accountable for release outcomes for streaming applications * Ensure teams follow shared release standards and rollout strategies * Partner with Team Leads during release windows and post release validation * Review post release analytics, crash reporting, and playback metrics * Ensure issues discovered after release are triaged and addressed quickly Operational Excellence * Act as an escalation point for streaming application incidents * Partner with infrastructure and backend teams during playback or delivery issues * Support incident response and post incident reviews for streaming related problems * Drive improvements in observability, logging, and monitoring within CTV apps * Identify systemic playback or reliability risks and prioritize remediation Cross Team Collaboration * Partner with native app, backend, streaming infrastructure, and QA teams * Coordinate dependencies between app teams and streaming services * Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and timelines clearly to stakeholders * Ensure alignment between app level behavior and backend streaming capabilities Strategy and Planning * Partner with Product and leadership on the streaming applications roadmap * Own capacity planning and hiring needs for streaming app teams * Balance short term delivery needs with long term platform health * Contribute to technical direction for playback frameworks and shared CTV components, Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers. ## Related Videos - [Crypto-secure Data Management with In-Database Blockchain](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/632-crypto-secure-data-management-with-in-database-blockchain) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [DevOps at Netflix](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/270-devops-at-netflix) - [Build Delightful Mobile Experiences with Kotlin, Realm, and Atlas Device Sync](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/694-build-delightful-mobile-experiences-with-kotlin-realm-and-atlas-device-sync) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [No touch. 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