Bitmovin

Bitmovin builds the video streaming and encoding technology behind video experiences for major media and entertainment companies worldwide. Its engineering credentials are unusually deep: the company was founded by researchers who helped create the MPEG-DASH streaming standard, and that lineage shows in products now carrying video to millions of viewers. Its customers span OTT and streaming services, broadcast, news and publishing, and its video encoding stack is engineered in-house to deliver at scale for household-name clients.

From a small team in Austria, Bitmovin has grown into a global company operating across time zones, while retaining a startup cadence: engineers ship code daily, and individuals hold direct ownership of products that reach millions of viewers. The technical work spans video streaming, video encoding, MPEG-DASH standards and AI/machine learning.

The company values cognitive diversity and different perspectives, and cultivates a culture of curiosity built on a "what if?" mindset. It places a premium on mentorship, real responsibility, flexibility and continuous learning, and offers room to experiment alongside the delivery of production systems at scale.

For those early in their careers, the AI & Beyond Incubator provides recent graduates and researchers with a route into AI-related initiatives inside the company, combining structured mentorship with meaningful technical ownership.