Senior Multimedia Engineer (GStreamer)

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe. Job Description We are seeking a Senior Multimedia Engineer to join our engineering team working on advanced audio/video streaming solutions for embedded platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with GStreamer and a deep understanding of multimedia systems, media pipelines, and streaming technologies. Technical Requirements 8+ years of software development experience in multimedia or system-level environments

Strong hands-on experience with GStreamer at the developer level (must-have), including:

building and debugging complex media pipelines

working with elements, pads, caps, and plugins

diagnosing latency, synchronization, and performance issues

Strong programming skills in C++ and Java for system-level or multimedia applications

Solid understanding of audio and video streaming protocols (RTP, RTSP, etc.)

Experience working with video and audio codecs (H.264, H.265, VP9, AAC, Opus, etc.)

Experience with Video4Linux (V4L2); experience with embedded platforms (Embedded Linux and/or Embedded Android)

Understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP, UDP, HTTP

Ability to debug complex issues across software layers (middleware, OS, hardware interaction)

Experience with version control systems (Git). Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills

Nice to Have Experience with Embedded Android / Android BSP (AOSP)

Familiarity with multimedia and graphics systems such as:

Android Audio / SurfaceFlinger

ffmpeg , VAAPI , OpenMAX , OpenGL

Experience with streaming technologies such as WebRTC

Experience with camera integration or camera subsystem customization

Knowledge of hardware-accelerated media pipelines

Scripting experience (Bash, Python)

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain multimedia middleware components

• Build, integrate, and optimize GStreamer -based audio/video pipelines. Integrate media components with user-space applications and system services

• Debug and resolve complex media issues related to performance, stability, and synchronization

• Drive technical discussions and contribute to architecture decisions

• Collaborate with hardware, platform, and application teams

• Support board bring-up and hardware validation related to audio/video subsystems

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