Headline

Software Engineer II | OTT & Video Platform Engineering | Appium · Selenium · WebdriverIO | AWS · GCP · Azure · Kubernetes | HLS/DASH · DRM · H265 · Akamai | Ex- ABS-CBN, Ex- Quickplay | SVCE - Alumni

About

Software Engineer II with 5+ years of hands-on experience building, automating, and operating video streaming platforms at global OTT scale. I specialize in the intersection of software engineering, video quality, and platform reliability — designing automation frameworks, debugging complex production systems, and engineering content delivery pipelines that serve millions of viewers across Android, iOS, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, LG Tizen, and web. 🔧 What I Build & Automate End-to-end test automation frameworks using Appium, Selenium/WebdriverIO, and Roku WebDriver — covering authentication, playback, subscription, and payment critical user journeys Video encoding and transcoding pipelines — including VMAF quality workflows, sprite generation automation (Python + ImageMagick + Roku BIF), frame-rate correction at scale using FFmpeg, and H265 encoding on Android and LG devices Content delivery and packaging workflows for VOD and Live platforms, including Virtual Live Channels, Syndication, Metadata Orchestration, and Dolby Encoding 🎯 What I Solve Production incidents fast — using New Relic, Kibana, Conviva, and Amplitude for real-time log analysis and QoE monitoring across live and VOD environments Platform security vulnerabilities — implementing Akamai WAF, DRM certification, bot protection, and DDOS mitigation for enterprise streaming infrastructure Regression and release quality — designing manual and automated test strategies for Roku, Android, iOS, tvOS, Fire TV, LG, Tizen, and web, achieving 30% reduction in recurring production incidents ☁️ Tech Stack Cloud & DevOps: AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes — applied daily in production operations and deployments Streaming & Video: HLS, DASH, DRM, H265, Dolby, FFmpeg, Shaka Player, Exoplayer, Bitmovin, Charles Proxy, ADB Automation: Appium, Selenium, WebdriverIO, Roku WebDriver, Python, JavaScript, SQL, Bash Monitoring: New Relic, Kibana, Conviva, Amplitude, ServiceNow I'm open to Software Engineer, SDET, Video Platform Engineer, and QA Automation Engineer roles at streaming-first or broadcast-tech companies globally. If you're building the next generation of OTT infrastructure, let's connect. 📩 tagoresaravanavel@gmail.com

Location

Chennai

AI stack

claude

cursor

openai

ChatGPT

Work experience

Software Engineer -2 (Video Engineering) at The Filipino Channel, Mar 2024 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 📌 Role Description :- Designing, implementing, and automating software components for a global OTT video platform serving the Filipino diaspora across 180+ countries. Own the full quality engineering lifecycle — from requirements review through production monitoring — across 7+ device platforms. 📌 Achievement Bullets :- Automated end-to-end sprite generation pipeline using Python, ImageMagick, and Roku BIF format — eliminating manual effort and improving VOD thumbnail delivery consistency across all content libraries. Engineered new transcoding workflow with optimized segment durations, deployed first to VOD then scaled to Live — improving stream startup time and adaptive bitrate performance Built VMAF quality assessment workflow that now forms the validation baseline for all transcoded and encoded video content, ensuring broadcast-grade quality at OTT scale Automated frame-rate correction for thousands of video assets using FFmpeg scripting. Designed and executed manual and automated test strategies across Roku, Android, iOS, tvOS, Fire TV, LG Tizen, MAC, and Windows using Browserstack — maintaining full requirement traceability Reduced recurring production incidents by 30% through systematic root cause analysis, corrective action plans, and regression test coverage improvements Implemented Akamai Web Security measures including WAF rules, bot protection, and DDOS mitigation to protect video platform infrastructure and content Validated backend data integrity using SQL Server queries post-deployment; debugged production playback issues using Charles Proxy, ADB, Shaka Player, Exoplayer, and Bitmovin Collaborated with Product, Development, QA, and DevOps teams in SAFe Agile ceremonies; translated new feature requirements into content delivery and automation workflows Delivered QoE metric demos to all clients using Conviva, improving stakeholder understanding and platform monitoring adoption across customer accounts

Software Engineer (Video Engineering) at Quickplay, 2021 - 2024 · 3 yrs, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 📌 Role Description :- Technical Quality & Video Engineering specialist for a Tier-1 OTT platform serving multiple global enterprise customers. Led end-to-end software integration testing, production incident management, and video engineering operations across live and VOD environments. 📌 Achievement Bullets: Automated critical user journeys — authentication, playback, subscription, and payment flows — reducing manual regression cycle time and improving release quality across all customer deployments Validated app release builds prior to Google Play and App Store submissions, ensuring applications met functional, performance, and platform-specific technical requirements Managed all Change Requests (CRs) for live customer environments and executed production deployments with zero-downtime discipline across the full customer base Led P1 critical incident management across all customer accounts — performing L1/L2/L3 root cause analysis, maintaining ServiceNow records, and driving resolution with minimal service impact Applied hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, Azure, GCP, and AWS for daily production operations — monitoring system health, diagnosing cloud infrastructure issues, and executing controlled deployments Managed advanced video engineering domains: Virtual Live Channels, Content Syndication, Metadata Orchestration, Dolby Encoding, H265 on Android and LG devices, VOD trimming, and manifest management Performed DRM validation and Clear Manifest certification for video deployments, verifying technical requirements against live production behavior before each customer go-live Monitored and analyzed VOD and Live streaming errors using New Relic and Kibana; tracked QoE metrics via Amplitude and Conviva for real-time customer health monitoring Led multiple Proof of Concept (POC) initiatives to evaluate emerging video engineering technologies, influencing platform roadmap decisions

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Sri venkateswara college of engineering