Media Workflow Engineer
$121k - $145k USD
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Media Workflow Engineer at Peloton, you will serve as the technical foundation for our post-production and broadcast ecosystems. This role is a 50/50 blend of high-impact project delivery and mission-critical operational support. You will act as the lead architect for our Media Asset Management (MAM) and workflow platforms, ensuring our content engine runs at peak performance in a dynamic, global broadcast environment.
YOUR DAILY IMPACT AT PELOTON
- Own the maintenance of our MAM (Backlight Iconik) and shared storage infrastructures (OpenDrives, Quantum)
- Design, build, and optimize automated workflows on premises and on cloud based workflows. Transcoding pipelines using Telestream Vantage, Hiscale FLICS, and GLIM
- Serve as the primary technical lead for metadata taxonomy, video codecs, and delivery specifications, ensuring seamless integration across software and cloud engineering teams
- Provide expert-level support for Mac, Linux, and Windows server environments while maintaining high-fidelity technical documentation for our evolving architecture
- Collaborate with Post-Production and Broadcast teams to translate creative needs into robust technical solutions, from cloud-based archiving to infrastructure upgrades
- As a crucial member of our agile team, you will assist with Proof of Concept (PoC) testing of new technologies. You will investigate emerging tools to support RFPs, ensuring you have a strong voice and meaningful influence on the direction of our systems and workflow tech stack
- Act as the primary technical liaison for third-party vendors to maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize mission-critical software and hardware, ensuring our systems remain resilient and up to date
YOU BRING TO PELOTON
- 7+ years of experience in high-volume broadcast or post-production environments with a deep proficiency in MAM systems (Iconik preferred)
- Strong command of shared storage, workflow consultation, and transcoding standards (FFMPEG, Vantage), coupled with a solid understanding of cloud-based media workflows (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Fluency in emerging AI technologies and an understanding of how they can be leveraged to automate and optimize broadcast engineering workflows is highly desired
- Proficiency in multi-OS administration and basic scripting (Python, JSON) to automate repetitive tasks and integrate complex systems via CLI
- A proactive mindset capable of balancing long-term project planning with the immediate demands of a live production environment
- The ability to bridge the gap between technical complexity and creative execution, communicating clearly with both engineers and stakeholders
#LI-KN1
#LI-Hybrid
The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position based at our New York City headquarters. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including, without limitation, experience and business objectives and if the location for the job changes. Our base salary is just one component of Peloton’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan as well as other region-specific health and welfare benefits.
As an organization, one of our top priorities is to maintain the health and wellbeing for our employees and their family. To achieve this goal, we offer robust and comprehensive benefits including:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Generous paid time off policy
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Access to mental health services
- 401k, tuition reimbursement and student loan paydown plans
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Fertility and adoption support and up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave
- Child care and family care discounts
- Free access to Peloton Digital App and apparel and product discounts
- Commuter benefits and Citi Bike Discount
- Pet insurance and so much more!
Base Salary Range
$121,231—$145,475 USD
ABOUT PELOTON:
Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) provides Members with expert instruction, and world class content to create impactful and entertaining workout experiences for anyone, anywhere and at any stage in their fitness journey. At home, outdoors, traveling, or at the gym, Peloton brings together innovative hardware, distinctive software, and exclusive content. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Peloton has millions of Members across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, and Austria. For more information, visit www.onepeloton.com.
Peloton is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Peloton, where all team members, applicants, and other covered persons are considered on the basis of their personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic predisposition or carrier status, unemployment status, familial status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, caregiver status, or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law. This policy of equal employment opportunity applies to all practices and procedures relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. If you would like to request any accommodations from application through to interview, please email: applicantaccommodations@onepeloton.com.
At Peloton, we embrace technology, including AI, to enhance productivity and accelerate innovation in the work we do for our members. However, in our hiring process, our priority remains in getting to know you and your unique qualifications. To ensure a fair and equitable process, we do not permit the use of AI tools during any stage of the application and interview process. In considering you as an applicant, we want to understand your skills, experiences, and motivations without mediation through an AI system. We also want to directly assess your communication skills without the use of an AI tool.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as applicable to applicants applying for positions in these jurisdictions.
Please be aware that fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers may be circulated on the Internet in an attempt to obtain privileged information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Peloton does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted here on our careers page and all communications from the Peloton recruiting team and/or hiring managers will be from an @onepeloton.com email address.
If you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Peloton, please email applicantaccommodations@onepeloton.com before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.
Peloton does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Agencies should not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Peloton employees or any other organization location. Peloton is not responsible for any agency fees related to unsolicited resumes.